What is the history of the third amendment?

Answer 1

The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights. It prohibits the quartering of soldiers (military personnel) in private homes without the owner's consent in peacetime. It makes quartering legally permissible in wartime only, but only in accordance with law. The Founding Fathers' intention in writing this amendment was to prevent the recurrence of soldiers being quartered in private citizens' houses as was done in Colonial America by the British military under the Quartering Act before the American Revolution (1775/6).

The original text of the Constitution generated some opposition on the ground that it did not include adequate guarantees of civil liberties. In response, the Third Amendment, along with several amendments including the ten that now form the Bill of Rights, was proposed by Congress in 1789.The process of adoption by ratifications by the requisite number of states was completed on December 15, 1790.

Answer 2

The US Revolutionary war with Great Britain was fought in the towns and streets of the US. Being such a young country with hardly any government (you know, the GOOD old days), there was no real Army, training was spotty, pay was worse and sleeping accomodations were nonexistant.

The 3rd Amendment was a way for homeowners to not have to be innkeepers for the either the US Revolutionary Army or British troops on US soil. A homeowner remains the owner of his or her home and does not have to open it to soldiers (they can if they WISH, the 3rd simply says they cannot be FORCED to do it).

Answer 3

i'll start. it was ratified in 1781 :P

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution