Answer:
Name three mechanisms for wealth building in America.
-Having private property in the form of land, that can be used to cultivate crops, to have livestock, or to rent or sell.
-Having a clean criminal record that makes it easier for a person to be hired by potential employees.
-Being considered a citizen, with all civil rights protected.
Name three corresponding American policies that have prevented
Americans from accessing these mechanisms (and indicate which American populations have been the most impacted)
-Native Americans were forced off their lands, and obliged to be in reservations. This prevented them from having property rights, and acquire wealth through their land.
-African Americans, especially male, have been put in prison in disproportionate numbers, especially for non-violent crimes. They get out of prison with a criminal record, and many employees decide not to hire them because of that.
-African Americans were themselves property (slaves), not citizens, in many states until the end of the American Civil War. The effects of slavery can still be felt today.
Explain how each of these three policies have continued to impact the
aforementioned communities (in the 21 st century).
-Native Americans and African Americans are disproportionally poor in modern America. The effects of land expulsion, slavery, and criminal records are to be blamed for that (among many other causes).
