In the plains culture, buffalo was the main food, and the people were excellent horsemen. The tribes did not live in peace. While in the puebloian culture, they mainly hunted, alligators and bears. They made waterproof pottery and baskets, and tended to travel around.
The new Quartering Act, which Parliament passed on June 2, 1774, gave colonial governors the right to requisition unoccupied buildings to house British troops.