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AssignmentMultiple Select

The Declaration of Independence

Question 4 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

Which groups of people were excluded from the principles of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence? Select all that apply.womenimmigrants to the coloniesenslaved African AmericansWhite malesIndigenous peoples

Answer
A
women
B
immigrants to the colonies
C
enslaved African Americans
D
White males
E
Indigenous peoples

Explanation

The Declaration’s language about unalienable rights was not applied equally in practice. Women, enslaved African Americans, and Indigenous peoples were denied equal rights and political participation. White males were generally treated as the group whose rights the new government represented, while immigrants to the colonies were not excluded solely for being immigrants.

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