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What was the Quartering Act?
Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell
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Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell
The Quartering Act required the American colonists to house and feed British soldiers in their homes at their own expense. The Quartering Act was passed in 1765.