We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. --Preamble to the United States Constitution. Why might the Founding Fathers have included the phrase "insure domestic Tranquility"?

Question

A) because England's policies sometimes caused citizens to fight with each other
B) because they wanted there to be major punishments for causing public disturbance
C) because American Colonists were wild and the Founding Fathers wanted them to calm down
D) because they wanted to make sure that families would try to resolve problems and disagreements quietly.

Answer 1

The most appropriate answer is A) because England's policies sometimes caused citizens to fight with each other.

The phrase "insure domestic Tranquility" reflects the Founding Fathers' desire for a stable and peaceful society, particularly in the context of the unrest and divisions that were often exacerbated by British colonial policies. They recognized the importance of a strong federal government to mediate conflicts and maintain peace among the states and citizenry, which had often experienced tensions and conflicts during the Revolutionary War and prior.