The+Quartering+Act

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 The British really angered American colonists with the Quartering Act, which **required the colonies to provide barracks and supplies to British troops.** The Quartering Act was passed June 2, 1765, against the wishes of the colonist.  **The Quartering Act was an indirect tax for the colonist.** Under the law, the colonist had to give quarters, food, and transportation to the British soldiers. The British forced the colonist to accept it because they were protecting the colonists from the French. The colonists did not consider the French a threat and did not like the idea of paying for the British protection.



The Quartering Act is one of the Intolerable Acts that lead to dissent in the American colonies and to the creation of the [|Declaration of Rights and Grievances] in 1774.



__**Timeline**__
 * March 24, 1765**- The first Quartering Act is passed.
 * June 2, 1774**- The second Quartering Act is passed. This act, passed on June 2, 1774, required colonists to house troops not only as previously required, but also in private homes.
 * September 1774**- The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was created as a follow up to the quartering act and the rest of the Intolerable Acts.

The Quartering act really affected the New England Colonies alot more than the Southern and Middle Colonies.