C. New york's black population increased by 66 percent
The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and are entitled to "life, liberty<span>, and the pursuit of </span>happiness<span>." These ideas would be expressed again in the new republic's Constitution. These ideas form the basis of our beliefs about the role of our government in our lives today.</span>
The Tenth Amendment provides that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people