Question

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

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

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

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Freedom and citizenship were guaranteed for all European Americans.

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

Answer 1

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

Explanation: In the early United States full political rights were largely limited to white male property owners. Women, enslaved African Americans, many free Blacks, Native Americans, and others were excluded from citizenship and many freedoms until later legal changes (e.g., Reconstruction Amendments, women's suffrage).