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The Ramifications of a War

Jumping ahead, after the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the Colonies were taxed by Parliament to pay for that war.  One of those taxes, the Stamp Act in 1765, required an official government stamp on newspapers, playing cards, almanacs, and commercial papers. When the stamps arrived in New York that year, and were sent to FortFort George Uprising George,  2,000 protesters showed up.  By October 31st, the Sons of Liberty sent another 2,000 men.  The protest ended with the carriage and sleighs of the lieutenant governor set on fire, and the home of the fort's commander ransacked, and his possessions burned.   

Part of those 1765 “taxes” was the Quartering Act.  This act required British soldiers to be quartered in barracks and public houses at The Quartering Actthe expense of the colonies.  If none were available, then they would be housed in inns, houses, barns, and other buildings. This act was disputed on the grounds of violating the English Bill of Rights of 1689, which said, "raising or keeping a standing army in peacetime, without the consent of Parliament, is against the law." Our third amendment stems from this law and is the only amendment that has never been challenged in the Supreme Court. Between the taxes the colonists were required to pay and the Quartering Act, the phrase  "No Taxation without Representation" came to be.