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3. Considered the historical the period what do you think that the authors of the Declaration meant by all

men are created equal" come 8) Did they literally mean all people? Explain

User Merve
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The dude above me is right I used this and got it right :)
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I would say that the phrase only applied to white people mainly because blacks were not considered citizens and were mainly considered property. The phrase had good intentions but it took another 100 or 200 years for blacks and other minorities to gain equal rights.
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