Quartering Act is a name given to a minimum of two Acts of
British Parliament in the local governments of the
American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. Each of the
Quartering Acts was an amendment to the
Mutiny Act and required annual renewal by Parliament. They were originally intended as a response to issues that arose during the
French and Indian War and soon became a source of tension between the inhabitants of the
Thirteen Colonies and the government in
London, England. These tensions would later fuel the fire that led to the
Revolutionary War.