The Govt. cant force you to accept soldiers into your house when we are not at war.
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The full text is... "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" - In 'layman' terms - it means that the 'Quartering Acts' - gave British serving troups authority to be housed wherever necessary - including private houses.
The Constitutional Amendment that resulted from the Quartering Act is the Third: "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."
this means that a soldier cant stay in someone or anyones house without consent of the owner, or in time of war, but in manner to be prescribed by law. which means you cant stay with anyone unless the law or government says you can or are ordered to.
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The British further angered American colonists with the Quartering Act, which required the colonies to provide barracks and supplies to British troops. The Quartering Act was passed in June 2, 1765, against the wishes of the colonist. The Quartering Act was an indirect tax for the colonist. Under the law, the colonist had to give quarters, food, and transportation to the British soldiers. The British forced the colonist to accept it because they were protecting the colonists from the French. The colonists did not consider the French a threat and did not like the idea of paying for the British protection.