Question

The Third Amendment's prohibition against the quartering of soldiers in peacetime, although receiving little modern attention, was very important in the Founding era for which reason?

Responses

A
The Founders wanted to make sure that the new military had a cheap, reliable place to set up show, and the Third Amendment guarantees that.
The Founders wanted to make sure that the new military had a cheap, reliable place to set up show, and the Third Amendment guarantees that.

B
The Third Amendment simply repeated the longstanding British policy of only quartering troops with the homeowners permission
The Third Amendment simply repeated the longstanding British policy of only quartering troops with the homeowners permission

C
The British government wanted clarity on the costs to be reimbursed to colonists for the quartering of soldiers
The British government wanted clarity on the costs to be reimbursed to colonists for the quartering of soldiers

D
They were reacting to their experience with British policy, which forced the colonists to quarter soldiers wherever they could, regardless of their location or condition of their military assignments.

Answer 1

D

The Amendment responds to colonial experience under the Quartering Acts, which allowed British troops to be housed in private homes and other buildings against the owners' will.