Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence originally referred only to white men but today is interpreted to mean all people?
A. the consent of the governed
B. all men are created equal
C. they should declare the causes which impel them
D. We hold these truths to be self-evident

Thomas Jefferson, the founding father who wrote the declaration of independence, at that time owned a several amount of slaves. When he stated "all men are created equal" he makes reference only to white men. It is written in the constitution that the only ones with right to vote where white males who owned property.

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Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence originally referred only to white men but today is interpreted to mean all people? A. the consent of the governed B. all men are created equal C. they should declare the causes which impel them D. We hold these truths to be self-evident

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Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence originally referred only to white men but today is interpreted to mean all people?
A. the consent of the governed
B. all men are created equal
C. they should declare the causes which impel them
D. We hold these truths to be self-evident