Quartering Act

What did the Quartering Act say?

• British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to

• Colonists had to pay a tax on thier houses

• Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes

• British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted

Which was not a cause of the Quartering Act?

• Britain wanted to save money

• More and more troops were coming to the colonies

• Britain had trouble finding places for their soldiers to stay

• Colonists were angry at the high taxes being placed on their homes

What colony was the most displeased with the Quartering Act?

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

Laws like the Quartering Act had been around before, which of the following is a major reason why this one was so controversial?

• It added additional unpopular taxes

• It made the colonists ability to protest harder

• It could be applied during peacetime and not just wartime

• It meant that innkeepers would always have no vacancies for colonial travellers

What does the word quartering mean?

• Spying

• Housing

• Living

• Celebrating