Colonists were frustrated about many laws and regulations that came about, including the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act, Quartering Act and many other that were causing a lot of taxation. Many of these acts and laws that were passed were what I'd like to call "ridiculous", but one of these acts really seems preposterous and that was The Quartering Act. The Quartering Act was an 18th century act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. This law ordered the local American colonies to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers. This basically meant that if a soldier decided to come to your home after war and wanted to eat everything in your refrigerator and lay in your bed, then you had to allow it. BULL****! Among many rebelling colonist were the New York Provincial Assembly who refused to comply with the Act and failed to supply billeting for the troops.
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