Quartering in the colonial colonies is remembered as an intolerable form of oppression; the Quartering Acts of 1765 and 1774 had different implications to the colonists during their active rule. The thirteen colonies did not all agree on a particular viewpoint for each act but the general feelings of frustration and disrespect seemed to be similar. The quartering of troops in American colonies was an inconvenience to the people (under both acts) economically, socially and politically. The housing and care of troops was the colonies responsibility both structurally and economically, a fact made difficult by the limited amount of housing space and funds in some colonies. While the acts stipulated that the soldiers were to be housed in public barracks the colonies lived with the veiled threat of troops being forced into their private homes; a threat that was later used as a punishment according to some accounts. The colonies initial reaction to the quartering acts was varied. Some of the colonies resisted against it by simply refusing to make the necessary preparations for quartering troops, like New York and Boston. Other colonies and cities like Philadelphia displayed a more thoughtful approach to quartering and their interactions with the Governors. New York had its assembly disbanded “for not complying with the acts of parliament, for not supplying the troops” (Dickinson 1774). The violent Quartering of soldiers in Boston in defiance of the act of parliament is listed under the American Grievances of the Middlesex Petition. The Philadelphia assemblies made it abundantly clear to the Governor that they had no issue with quartering and they understood that the troops needed to be housed somewhere; the assembly was subtle in their... ... middle of paper ... ...nor. "PHILADELPHIA." A message to the Governor from the Assembly. Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Gazzette, 1756. "Philadelphia, April 23." Extract of a Letter from London to a Gentleman in the city of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb 1767. "POSTSCRIPT to the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2075. BOSTON, September 15." Town Meeting. Boston: The Pennsylvania Gazette, September 1768. "SUPPLEMENT to the Pennsylvania Gazette. No. 2106." Copy of a letter from Governor Bernard to the Earl fo Hillsborough. The Pennsylvania Gazette, May 1769. "Supplement to the Pennsylvania Gazette. No. 2160." Message to both houses of Assembly, the Councel and the House of Representatives. Cambridge (Massachusetts Bay): The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770. "Williamsburg, June 8." Extract of a letter from London, March 17, 1769. Williamsburg: The Pennsylvania Gazette, June 1769.
The Quartering Act of 1774 was passed “for the better providing suitable quarters for officers and soldiers in his Majesty’s service in North America.” This act ensured that housing was provided to the stationed British soldiers in the colonies. It also allowed governors to house the soldiers in other buildings, such as, “uninhabited houses, out-houses, barns, or other buildings,” if suitable quarters were not provided. This also meant that the British soldiers were allowed to stay in private homes, even if they were occupied. Luckily, for the colonists, this act also had an expiration date of March 24,
The soldiers were trialed for murdered but were found innocent. Afterwards, a group of men formed named The Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty lead protest in Boston. A key event leading to the revolution was the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest lead by the Sons of Liberty. The group of men dumped the imported tea and further eroded the relations with Britain. After the Boston Tea Party, the colonist refused to drink British tea. As stated in Tom Gage’s Proclamation, “Whereas the rebels hereabout, Are stubborn still, and still hold out; Refusing yet to drink their tea, In spite of Parliament and me” Furthermore, the British were becoming annoyed by the colonists actions. Therefore, the British passed the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts, as the name predicts, made the colonists furious. The British had passed the Intolerable Acts precisely to punish the Massachusetts colonist. The Acts consisted of the Massachusetts Bay closing, until tea was paid for, and a new Quartering Act, The new Quartering Act allowed British Troops to be stationed in private homes if necessary. Also, it gave power to the crown to elect all officials in
In the essay, “Boston and New York in the Eighteenth Century” by author Pauline Maier describes the duties and personalities to the American colonial cities and what made New York and Boston so exclusive and distinctive from one another by the point of the eighteenth century. Maier comes to an end of the cities that are being observed and concentrated functions of the Boston and New York were the local capitals and important to the cultural centers of newspapers and pamphlets being advertised, deliberated, and delivered. In the seventeenth century, the Boston merchants had encountered with their colony’s Puritan leaders to separate Massachusetts from the Old World contamination to verify the demands of commerce. New York and Boston have their differences not only in the people or legislation, but the feelings and character that surrounded culture. They did a request of the characteristics of how they establish and continue over the time also their effects in the American history.
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In the year 1786, at the pressing invitation of his friend, Colonel Howard, he removed from Annapolis to Baltimore. By this gentleman, he was generously presented with a square of ten lots of land, upon a spot in which he erected a house, in which he lived until his death. On his removal from Annapolis, the corporation of that city tendered to him the expressions of their respect, in the following address: "Sir, the mayor, aldermen, and common councilmen of the city of Annapolis, impressed with a due sense of the services rendered to this corporation by you, in the capacity of recorder thereof, do take this occasion to assure you of their entire approbation of your conduct in the performance of the duties of that trust, and to acknowledge your ready exertion, at all times, to promote the interest and welfare of this city, They sincerely regret the occasion of this address, as your removal from the city of Annapolis will deprive this body of a faithful and able officer, and the city of a valuable citizen. You have our warmest wishes for your happiness and welfare.''
John Dickinson, from Letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania (1768) from Voices of America Past & Present pgs. 66-67
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This land was Ohio, much of the Mississippi valley and Canada. This at first was pleasing to the colonists because they saw the opportunity to expand, many even began purchasing land. These plans were cut short with the Proclamation of 1763. The proclamation declared that there would be no expansion past the Appellation Mountains. This proclamation was an attempt to cease quarrels with the Native Americans and even obtain their cooperation. This angered the colonists because they felt that they were entitled to the new land that Britain had just procured. Also following the French and Indian War was the Quartering Act. In 1765 the British forced the colonists to house British Soldiers. The British felt that it would be wise to keep soldiers in the colonies, not only to protect its new land from threats, but to also keep an eye on the colonies. Quartering soldiers in the colonist’s houses would save the British Empire a substantial amount of money. The colonists would be asked to build barracks for the soldiers, however the cost would be too high so they refused to build. Another reason this angered the colonists was, they felt it unnecessary to have troops when they had a
Often when looking at American history, people tend to lump all the characters and actors involved as similar. This is especially the case in regards to Early American Colonial history. Because the Puritan communities that grew rapidly after John Winthrop’s arrival in 1630 often overshadow the earlier colony at Plymouth, many are lead to assume that all settlers acted in similar ways with regard to land use, religion, and law. By analyzing the writings of William Bradford and John Winthrop, one begins to see differing pictures of colonization in New England.
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Move on to the next page. Philadelphia:, 1985. Web.https://blackboard.temple.edu/@/422FCFDF9D173AE334AA39A044880A1B/courses/1/87201345045/content/_3541667_1/move_2_bernard_small_typescript.pdf>. Small, Bernard. A. City of Philadelphia.
In Massachusetts Bay colony, there were social stresses and there was a quarrel over land ownership in the Putnam family, twelve others from Gloucester; thirteen from the port of Salem; and fifty-five from Andover women. Rebellious acts started going on and the desire of power became outrageous as they physically started attacking ...
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