THE THIRD AMENDMENT

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ORIGIN:

REASONS FOR THE ENACTMENT

• Indirect taxation
• Assertion of power
• Provide protection

ACT REQUIRED COLONISTS TO:

• Billet soldiers
• Provide necessities
• Food, transportation, candles,

RESPONSE TO ENACTMENT

• Resentment and uproar
• Tensions between British and Colonists increased
• NEW YORK: 1767, New York Restraining Act
• BOSTON: Rejection, forced to pitch tents
• Quartering Act: March 24, 1765-1770; June 2, 1774 renewed

CASE LAW

MODERN DAY INVOLVEMENT

• Applies to all government officials
• Army bases
• Warrant or consent required

HURRICANE KATRINA

• Created chaos and disorder
• Lack of military housing
• Forced to take refuge in schools, hospitals, churches
• Commandeered private property for military use

WORKS CITED

• "The Stamp Act and the Quartering Act - American Revolution." The Stamp Act and the Quartering Act - American Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
• "Quartering Act (1765)." Quartering Act (1765). N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
• "The Quartering Act." The Quartering Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
• "Quartering Acts of 1765 and 1774 Summary & Facts." Totally History Quartering Acts Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
• "Amendment III: The Quartering Amendment." The Rutherford Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.