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DQ5- U.S. history upto 1877

DQ5- U.S. history

Q At the time that these words were written, do you think that the newly established United States lived up to these noble principles on which this document claimed the nation was founded? To what extent was this a place where all were created equal? To what extent does the United States live up to these principles today? Do you think that the United States has gotten better over the course of its history or worse? Explain.

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All men are created equal and that they have certain unalienable rights like life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. This is what the Declaration of Independence said when the United States was founded free of British control. But they did not live up to these words. Or rather with all men they only meant white males. African Americans, Native Americans, and women were not included in this al men category.