The answer would be: D) It has interpreted equal protection as applying to different groups of people.
The Equal Protection clause is the last part of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the USA:
<em>"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." </em>
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Expand expand expand. England didn't care about the native Americans.
Spain wanted to convert them
France wanted to trade with them
England wanted them out of the way so they can expand
Well, Paine marshalled political arguments to encourage the common people in the colonies to fight for an egalitarian government. He argues for American Independence and says that everyone has certain natural rights.