This was an early example of "<span>B. separation of powers" since this was done in order to ensure that no single branch of government became too powerful and therefore tyrannical. </span>
The colonists disputed the legality of this Act because it seemed to violate the Bill of Rights of 1689. British officers who had fought in the French and Indian War found it hard to persuade colonial assemblies to pay for quartering and provisioning of their troops.
