MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Northwest Ordinance
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Voltaire’s writings
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 4 July 1776, the following words were immortalised in the US Declaration of Independence: “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."
Detailed explanation-2: -When Thomas Jefferson penned “all men are created equal, ” he did not mean individual equality, says Stanford scholar. When the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it was a call for the right to statehood rather than individual liberties, says Stanford historian Jack Rakove.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson “All Men Are [Not] Created Equal…”