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Why did colonist oppose the quartering acts?

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Because that meant they would have to house and take care of soldiers in their own homes. They did not want to have to do this because they did not want the soldiers there in the first place. They also had no say in the passing of the quartering act.
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American colonists resented and opposed the Quartering Act of 1765, not because it meant they had to house British soldiers in their homes, but because they were being taxed to pay for provisions and barracks for the army.

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