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.

On March 24, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Quartering Act, one of a series of measures primarily aimed at raising revenue from the British colonies in America. The act did require colonial governments to provide and pay for feeding and sheltering any troops stationed in their colony.

The Quartering Act was passed primarily in response to greatly increased empire defense costs in America following the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s War. An additional quartering stipulation was included in the Intolerable Acts of 1774.

The colonists reacted so strongly against the Stamp Act because… It refused to allow the assembly to meet until New York obeyed the act. How did Parliament react when New York refused to enforce the Quartering Act? It passed a series of harsh new laws to prove Britain’s authority over the colonies.

Why did many colonists resent the stamp act and townshend acts? The British Parliament was passing the taxes and the colonists had no representation in Parliament. They did not want to be taxed when they had no say in electing govt. Boycotted goods to prevent the British from profitting on 13 colonies.

Why did George Grenville believe that the colonists would readily accept the Stamp Act? The colonies could only be taxed by their representatives.

What Enlightenment ideas influenced colonists? The Enlightenment emphasized reason and science as the paths to knowledge. His ideas of natural rights to life, liberty, and property made the British government question weather they protected their rights and freedom.