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{{cquote|No [[soldier]] shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of [[war]], but in a manner to be prescribed by law.}}

{{cquote|No [[soldier]] shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of [[war]], but in a manner to be prescribed by law.}}

The amendment is a response to [[Quartering Acts]] passed by the British parliament during the American Revolutionary War, giving the British Army the right to lodge soldiers in private American residences.

The amendment is a response to [[Quartering Acts]] passed by the British parliament during the American Revolutionary War, giving the British Army the right to lodge soldiers in private American residences. While it is irrelevant in the modern United States, it was an important amendment at ratification, since Great Britain forced American citizens to house soldiers.

 

{{US amendments}}

{{US amendments}}

[[Category:Bill of Rights]]

[[Category:Bill of Rights]]