Question

According to early United States requirements for citizenship, which of the following would have been considered a United States citizen?

i.   a slave or indentured servant of any race
ii.  the white wife of a wealthy shipping merchant
iii. a white, landowning male farmer

Answer 1

Both 2 and 3 would have been applicable for citizenship but 3 more than 2

Answer 2

Answer: III. A white, landowning male farmer

Explanation: As per the early citizenship requirements of the United States only white men could vote or be the citizens. It was so because to become a citizen, a person should be able to pay taxes and own a piece of land. Hence, female members of the family such as sisters, mothers or wives, and slaves or servants were not eligible for citizenship, as back then they didn´t have land in their names in the continental US.