tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post8327225965284903352..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: New York State and the Quartering Act of 1765Carrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-74391566211668798322013-05-18T16:20:09.168-04:002013-05-18T16:20:09.168-04:00Thanks, Pat and Debra. I am in awe of you ladies&#...Thanks, Pat and Debra. I am in awe of you ladies' knowledge of this period, and of NY specifically. Thrilled that you both came by. Kathleen L. Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832392802575583491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-49676109565650337732013-05-17T22:49:25.899-04:002013-05-17T22:49:25.899-04:00Hi Kathy--
The Quartering Act truly made a mess o...Hi Kathy--<br /><br />The Quartering Act truly made a mess of things. "From the Colonists' point of view, this boded trouble. They felt they didn't need the so-called protection of a standing army, but that it only existed to enforce compliance to the crown." <br /><br />A standing army is truly a scary thing, and they did eventually turn against the colonial citizens. The Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-19288808848341933222013-05-17T06:40:56.815-04:002013-05-17T06:40:56.815-04:00Kathy, I've been learning a lot about this per...Kathy, I've been learning a lot about this period in history and it's a good reminder that the colonists didn't just decide to go rogue nation overnight! Things had gotten ugly long before 1776! <br /><br />I can't imagine the quartering act had any fans. What a nightmare!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com