🟡Checkpoint | The Quartering Act

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to provide for British soldiers?

• Money

• Housing and supplies

• Weapons

• Land

How did many colonists feel about the Quartering Act?

• They were indifferent

• They were unaware of it

• They were angered by it

• They supported it

What was a common belief among colonists about the presence of British soldiers?

• They were helpful

• They were invisible

• They were entertaining

• They were unnecessary

What did the Quartering Act symbolize to many colonists?

• British independence

• British generosity

• British control

• British weakness

How did the Quartering Act contribute to colonial anger?

• It reduced colonial taxes

• It was seen as part of a pattern of unfair laws

• It increased colonial wealth

• It allowed colonists to vote

What was the main purpose of the British troops in the colonies according to the British government?

• To teach colonists new skills

• To protect colonists and maintain order

• To entertain colonists

• To build new settlements