A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . there was a decided difference. The money to beraised by those duties was to be used to destroy the inde-pendence of colonial government, and put the colonists inthe position of paying for their own enslavement. The Quartering Act.—The colonists had reasons forthis opinion. An act known as the Quartering Act had beenpassed in 1765, which required the colonies to supporttroops which might be quartered among them. Under thislaw troops were sent to enforce the Townshend Acts. Theircoming excited the highest indign
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . there was a decided difference. The money to beraised by those duties was to be used to destroy the inde-pendence of colonial government, and put the colonists inthe position of paying for their own enslavement. The Quartering Act.—The colonists had reasons forthis opinion. An act known as the Quartering Act had beenpassed in 1765, which required the colonies to supporttroops which might be quartered among them. Under thislaw troops were sent to enforce the Townshend Acts. Theircoming excited the highest indignation. The people wereasked to shelter and feed their oppressors. This the New hard a job as the farmer did who tried to shear a wolf instead of asheep. 182 FROM COLONIES TO UNITED STATES. York assembly refused to do, and as a punishment it wasforbidden to pass any laws. The Massachusetts assemblyalso resisted, and asked the colonies to unite for all the other assemblies had already declared thatParliament had no right to tax them without their consent. i. Faneuil Hall. Assemblies Dismissed.—As a result of this decided ac-tion the Massachusetts assembly was dismissed by orderof the king, and during several years the other assemblieswere dissolved by the royal governors so often that littlebusiness could be transacted.^ The people did nothing, ex- ^ The Virginia assembly, when dismissed, used to meet in conven-tion in the large ball-room of the Raleigh Tavern at Williamsburg, andthere discuss public matters. In Massachusetts legislation was carriedon to some extent by the Boston town-meeting held in Faneuil Hall,the Cradle of Liberty, as it came to be called. A NEW KING AND A NEW POLICY. 183 cept to desist from using English goods; but this wasenough to make serious trouble in England. Between 1767and 1769 the exports to New England fell off one-half; thoseto New York fell off five-sixths. Lord North Minister.—In 1768, Lord North becameprime minister of Engl
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