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==The Act== |
==The Act== |
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The Mutiny Acts of 1765 and 1774 are known as [[Quartering Act]]s because of their |
The Mutiny Acts of 1765 and 1774 are known as [[Quartering Act]]s because of their amendments that add quartering requirements for British troops in the American Colonies. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 16:19, 4 December 2008
Background
The Mutiny Act was an act passed yearly by Parliament. It was originally passed in 1689 in response to the mutiny of a large portion of the army which stayed loyal to the Stuarts upon William III taking the crown of England.[1] The Mutiny Act of 1765 was the 1765 renewal of the Mutiny Act.
The Act
The Mutiny Acts of 1765 and 1774 are known as Quartering Acts because of their amendments that add quartering requirements for British troops in the American Colonies.
Notes
See Quartering Act
- ^ William Winthrop, Military Law and Precedents, 19 (2d ed., Government Printing Office 1920)
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