Which of the following is true about freedom and citizenship in the early U.S.?(1 point)

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Freedom and citizenship was guaranteed for all males in the U.S.
Freedom and citizenship was guaranteed for all males in the U.S.

Freedom and citizenship were only guaranteed for members of the aristocracy.
Freedom and citizenship were only guaranteed for members of the aristocracy.

Freedom and citizenship were only guaranteed for less than half of the people in the U.S.
Freedom and citizenship were only guaranteed for less than half of the people in the U.S.

Freedom and citizenship were guaranteed for all European Americans.

Answer 1

The most accurate statement about freedom and citizenship in the early U.S. is:

Freedom and citizenship were only guaranteed for less than half of the people in the U.S.

In the early years of the United States, citizenship and the rights that accompanied it were largely restricted. While free white males had the most rights, women, enslaved people, and many people of color were denied citizenship and its associated freedoms.