The line on quartering soldiers was included because Parliament had previously punished colonists for throwing over 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
<h3 /><h3>Why did the British transfer soldiers to the American colonies?</h3>
The American Colonies had decided to show the British that they were not happy with the recent taxation bills and so threw over 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
The British responded with more punitive measures and sent their army to enforce it. This army as to be quartered with the Colonists and fed by them.
