On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — June 2, 1774

On this day 250 years ago in London, Parliament passed the fourth of the Intolerable Acts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The Quartering Act, unlike the previous three acts, was not limited to Massachusetts but instead applied to all thirteen American colonies. The Quartering Act allowed the British Army to quarter soldiers in private homes in all the Colonies, even over the objections of the homeowner.

Source: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/quartering-act


One response to “On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — June 2, 1774”

  1. I can’t help but wonder how members of Parliament would react if the same law was applied to their own homes?

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