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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.261 years ago on March 24, 1765, the British Parliament enacted the first of two Quartering Acts empowering the local governments of the British colonies in North America to provide the British Regular soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. This attack on privacy rights was immediately considered abhorrent to the less-than-loyal British colonists and would be remembered throughout the Founding Era and beyond.
Eleven years later, in June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote into the Declaration of Independence a reference to this usurpation or abuse of power by adding these words about the king, “He has combined with people others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.”
And then, thirteen years after the adoption of the Declaration, the first Federal Congress was presented by James Madison with what would become the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which reads, “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 protection of private property in any form became a cornerstone in the principles of the Continental Congress, the Confederated Congress under the Articles of Confederation as well as the Federal System ratified under the U.S. Constitution on June 21, 1788.
Is that a Don Troiani illustration on your recruiting poster? He does great military artwork.
Remember All !! Check that next pint of ale before you drink it. They would sometimes slip The King's Shilling into it. Once you drank it, you were hook !!
Wear a skirt! Give the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment a go!
If one sides with you, may I keep wtv I steal off a dead man?
The King's Shilling... 12 pence, adjusted for currency differences it's about a quarter in value, give or take.
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On this day, March 23, 1775, patriot Patrick Henry demands, 'Give me liberty or give me death!'
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" the rousing orator reportedly thundered before the Second Virginia Convention at St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond.
"Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
TRY REENACTING!
Do you want to fire a musket, help crew a cannon, or just enjoy an evening around the fire?
Our Units are excited to host folks who want to try out the hobby.
They will supply the necessary gear and clothing for you (and your family) to join us for a weekend reenacting the American Revolution!
What are you in for? Read our “What Re-enacting with the NWTA Looks Like.”