The colonists feared that British soldiers would coerce people into billeting garrisons in their homes. The US Constitution explicitly prohibits the billeting troops.
The Third Amendment. There is really only one rule: They can't be quartered in private homes. And one exception to the rule: Congress can change this rule during a war.
Housing of soldiers
Billeting means to lodge soldiers at a non-millitary facility. The troop is billeting at that hotel.
the third amendment
The 3rd Amendment to the US Constituition prevents the American military from billeting soldiers in private residences without the owner's concent.
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The Third Amendment to the Bill of Rights is referred to as "Quartering of Troops". This amendment states that the government may not force citizens to house soldiers, and that citizens who elect to do so will receive reasonable compensation.
while soldiers are not quartered (housed ) in citizens' homes nowadays, this amendment reminds the government to respect the privacy of peoples' homes(The British government housed soldiers in citizens' homes without permission.)
It's the 3nd amendment. The second is about the militia's right to bear arms. Amendment three is the one about quartering.
There is no amendment before the revolution. The constitution wasn’t written until 1787.
The British government housed soldiers in citizens homes without permission.