MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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slavery in America
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American Indian Revolution
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Britishrule in colonial America
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immigranttreatment in America
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. The Third Amendment prohibits the government from quartering troops in private homes, a major grievance during the American Revolution. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Third and Fourth Amendments are intended to protect citizens’ rights to the ownership and use of their property without government intrusion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Resentment over this practice is reflected in the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which forbids it in peacetime. The Quartering Act was passed primarily in response to greatly increased empire defense costs in America following the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s War.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.