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What is the Quartering Act?

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The Quartering act was an act that prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes

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The Quartering Acts were two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. Each of the Quartering Acts was an amendment to the Mutiny Act and required annual renewal by Parliament.

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