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June 2, 1774, The Quartering Act

On this day, June 2, 1774, a law was enacted which exposed Massachusetts women to a fate worse than death. How King George turned the Revolution into an armed resistance against home invaders and potential rapists of wives and daughters. Here’s the story:

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