A Summary Of The Quartering Act

Two acts that upset the English colonist are the Quartering act. The Quartering act is when british soldier goes to a house that they choose and they say “hey i'm gonna stay here” and the owner of the house had/has to accept it because it was the law. This act was a coercive act, meaning it was an act forcing the colonists to do something. This is meant for punishment of the colonists for resisting the British.The intent of the law was not to force regular colonists out of their homes, but that was the effect Another act that weren’t as affective were the Townshend act. The soldiers living in the colonies were allowed to ransack any house that they suspected that smuggled items over These series of acts also helped prevent fraud.It made taxing