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To: TigerPaw who wrote (20130)	10/28/2005 10:34:26 AM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 20773

I believe that Quartering of troops in civilians homes was a major cause of the Revolutionary War. It was listed as one of the Intolerable Acts though I've never seen any historical comments on the frequency in which the Quartering Act it was exercised. Remembering that the Quebec Act was listed as an Intolerable Act which had nothing to do with the 13 colonies, set the boundaries for Quebec and gave Roman Catholics religious freedom ... I think it's a fair question whether the Quartering Act really was that onerous in practice. jttmab

To: TigerPaw who wrote (20130)	10/28/2005 10:45:55 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

Another comment on the Quartering Act... England spent a hell of a lot of money defending the colonies and went into debt as a result. The Crown tried various methods, e.g., the Stamp Act, to get the colonies to pay at least some portion of the expense England incurred to defend them. Not even past expenses but only forward looking expenses. The most onerous was the Stamp Act which attempted to cover ~10% of the cost. It was repealed. The Quartering Act was an attempt to have the colonies pay something minimal for the British troops and I think if you look at it in that context, read the Quartering Act, I don't think it was that out of line. But I'm trying to think in late 18th century terms rather than a 21st century mentality. Georgia initally refused to comply with the Quartering Act, the British response to that refusal was the "threat" of removing British troops. Georgia reconsidered and decided to comply. jttmab