"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The
Declaration of Independence, written in 1776 during the Revolutionary
War, claims "all men are created equal." Using specific facts and
information relating to the African-American and Native American
experience in the United States up to the early 1900s, evaluate how well
the United States lived up to these claims. Write at least two very detailed
paragraphs using historical examples.
