Mid Terms: US History

Hello! I've just completed my history gem mid terms (US history, GEK2000) last Thursday.

It consists of just one open book written essay to be completed in an hour. Topic was pertaining to Thomas Jefferson and the declaration of independence, particularly how the portion on "all men created equal". How true was this with respect to the lives of the minorities living during that era?

Sadly, my writing ability has considerably deteriorated due to the lack of practice over the 2+ years of non-usage.

Nonetheless, I gave it a shot, tying the experiences of women, blacks and natives with those covered in tutorial 3. Conclusion was pretty much it was largely true, although it must be noted that whilst their experiences did portray a deep inequality, it was not an extra effort being made to discount them from fairness, instead was because of prevailing circumstances that determined whether or not they deserved it: Women didn't seek for equality, they simply wanted privileges, to be heard and protection. Blacks wanted it but it would be difficult for slave owners to suddenly extend this privilege to their property. The natives were not even regarded as truly "American", more enemy than ally hence it made little sense to see them as equals. Let's see how this turns out. Signing off, R3