When Jefferson wrote “all men are created equal” in the preamble to the Declaration, he was not talking about individual equality. ... It now became a statement of individual equality that everyone and every member of a deprived group could claim for himself or herself.
All People have basic Rights that Cannot be taken Away. These are rights that all people have at birth. The government does not grant these rights, and therefore no government can take them away. The Declaration of Independence says that among these rights are “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
The Sioux agreed to settle within a reservation in Black Hills of the Dakota territory in exchange for peace.
The Quakers opposed slavery
