Why were the British soldiers stationed the way they were in 1766

They needed money to pay for its war debts. So they had to station them like that to conserve money

Two 18th-century acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, known together as the Quartering Acts, ordered the local governments of the American colonies to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers. They were amendments to the Mutiny Act, which had to be renewed annually by Parliament. Originally intended as a response to problems that arose during Britain's victory in the Seven Years War, they later became a source of tension between inhabitants of the 13 colonies and the government in London.