The British government passed a series of laws from 1765-1767 in order to ensure their political control over the colonies. In 1767, they first passed the quartering law which allowed soldiers to be put up in colonist’s homes at their expenses, eventually lead to protests from the colonists. The Quartering Act took place simultaneously with the Stamp Act. Both of these laws passed by the British government lead to the more resistance from the colonists and eventually lead to the Boston massacre and then the Boston Massacre. The Townshend Act followed which further enraged the colonist and helped spur the American Revolution. All of these acts had both positive and negative impacts on American history and ultimately helped shape the country
