In 1776, what groups in america were not considered "equal"?

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After the American Revolution, rich white men wrote the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution, but there are several groups in America who were not granted equal rights to this. Groups of people who were not white, rich, women, Jews, Moslems, African-Americans, Native Americans, and poor white men were not considered "equal" in America in the year 1776.

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