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Prior to the Founding of America, most citizens of the continent only had to promise fealty to the King and pay your taxes.

Didn’t they have to quarter British soldiers too? (The quartering act) I imagine that probably didn’t make them happy either.

12 posted on 08/10/2023 1:08:49 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)

I guess they did that as well.

13 posted on 08/10/2023 1:23:01 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )

To: Mark17; Jonty30

I believe the Quartering Act changes in 1774 were made as a form of punishment in response to the rebellious Colonials. (Note: Those changes in 1774 were part of the “Coercive Acts” meant as punishment to the colonies, Boston in particular)

The original Quartering Act in 1765 (Really an amendment to the Mutiny Act) was nothing like what was implemented after 1774. From what I understand, the original one prohibited troops from being quartered, but did make provisions to pay colonials if they DID have to quarter soldiers out of necessity.

The 1774 Quartering Act was completly, totally, 100% punitive, meant that way, and there was no compensation (that I am aware of)

27 posted on 08/10/2023 6:19:32 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)

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