QUARTERING ACT
At the end of the seven year war the government built up the british troop strength. the motive for this was to protect colonists against any remainng threat. in march 1765, the parliament passed the quartering act. each colonial assembly had to provide for the basic needs of the soldiers. some of the officials were really concerned for the safety of the colonists. while other just wanted to cut costs.
STAMP ACT
Introduced by prime minister George Grenville. it was passed by the Parliament in March 22, 1765. It required that all legal documents, contracts, newspaper, licences, etc. to have the tax stamp. The Stamp Act was the first act that directly tax the American colonists. The colonists opposed this act because they firmly believed that the Parliament could not tax them directly and without representation.
