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Colonists complained that the British army did what inside their homes?
AThe army stayed in their houses
BThe army burned their crops
CThe army took their weapons
DThe army blocked their ports
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The army stayed in their houses
1. Three complaints pushed the colonists to fight the British.
2. The first was high taxes, described as taxation without representation.
3. The second was that the British army stayed in colonists' houses, which is called boarding or quartering.
4. The third was that the colonists did not have self-government.
5. Burning crops and blocking ports are acts of war, but neither is one of the three complaints.
6. Taking weapons is not among them either, so only the quartering option matches.
_Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 61_
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