Question

According to early United States requirements for citizenship, which of the following would have been considered a United States citizen?
i. a slave or indentured servant of any race
ii. the white wife of a wealthy shipping merchant
iii. a white, landowning male farmer
a. i only
b. ii only
c. iii only
d. ii and iii only

Answer 1

III. A white, landowning male farmer

At first in the united states constitution, only white men could vote or be citizens, they needed to pay taxes and have a piece of land. Slaves or servants couldn´t be citizens, nor wives of wealthy merchants given the fact that they didn´t have land in the continental US.

Answer 2

According to early United States requirements for citizenship, it would be "iii. a white, landowning male farmer" who would have been considered a citizen, since women and minorities did not have voting rights.