USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. If the barracks were too small to house all the soldiers, then localities were to accommodate the soldiers in local inns, livery stables, ale houses, victualling houses and the houses of sellers of wine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1765 act actually prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes, but it did make the colonial legislatures responsible for paying for and providing for barracks or other accommodations to house British regulars.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Was the Quartering Act of 1765? The Quartering Act of 1765 was passed by the British Parliament on the date of March 24th of that year. In essence, it required colonial governments to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers while they were stationed in colonial territories.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Quartering Act applied to all of the colonies, and sought to create a more effective method of housing British troops in America. In a previous act, the colonies had been required to provide housing for soldiers, but colonial legislatures had been uncooperative in doing so.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the Quartering Act? The quartering act was passed by the parliament in 1765 and it meant that the colonists has to house and feed British soldiers.