why dose it say in the Declaration of Independents all man are treated equal when the blacks were not?

Question

please help me with this

Answer 1

Learn to spell does, then read the document for yourself. It doesn't say "...all man are treated equal...". It says created equal.

Answer 2

Ok. I know we all went to public school. But...
Lincoln was not an abolitionist.


Slavery, has existed all over the planet.
America wasn't the only one.
What we need to remember is that the ideas that were tossed around, debated, and then written into law were huge!
Creating a system of governance that had the ideas of equal rights and secession at its core is brand new in the world.

What this means is that just because there is a law that says something specific, doesnt mean people automatically listen.
It is an idea. And over time people learn. And look at this country now. Its totally different. And all for the better.

So ideas and freedom are very important.
No one has the right to enslave anyone when they've done nothing wrong.

Answer 3

The fact is that when the Declaration, and later the Constitution were drafted, slavery seemed normal, if troubling, to our founders. Slavery was also key in our economic success at the time. When the Constitution was drafted, the South had fewer whites than the North. Those from the North put the 3/5's rule into effect to give the Southern whites greater voting power so they would agree to ratify the Constitution. They literally said that every slave was worth 3/5's of a vote. The down and dirty reason behind it was of course that whites felt themselves to be so superior to their slaves, or to any black person, that they didn't even consider them as fully equal human beings, and had no problem saying so. It was a dark period in our history, but the fact remains that without slave labor and the boon to our economics that it provided, this country might not exist in its current form. I'm not advocating slavery!!!!!! We have a lot to answer for in this country when it comes to our early history. But history is history and not liking the answer doesn't change the way it was.

Answer 4

First, you should actually read the Declaration of Independence. It's not very long, and it is written in simple language. I suggest you also read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. You will find that it states that the writer's believed that all men are CREATED equal, blacks included. Sadly, slavery was legal (as it was in most of the world at that time). It took time for our nation and the world to do the right thing.

Answer 5

An expression of an ideal. A magnificent ideal. You can't be too hard on people who find barriers standing in the way of getting to their ideals.

Limitations on the power of a monarch can be seen in Magna Carta, 1215 AD. The concept of equal justice for both rich and poor was espoused in the Athens of Pericles, 452 BC. We have a long way to go yet before we can say we have achieved these goals, but they are good goals.

Answer 6

And women don't even get a mention yet they make up 50% (or slightly more) of the population.

And the previous answer should look at his own spelling ability before criticising others: he didn't pick up the obvious spelling mistake in 'Independents ... s.b. Independence', but chose to pick on a common typo instead.

Answer 7

Back then, blacks weren't considered people. They were chattel / possessions.

It would be today's equivalent of giving cats or a lamp the right to vote.

I know this is a difficult thing to hear. It's hard not to judge yesterdays actions with today's values.

Lets be happy that we know better, now.

Answer 8

many states outlawed slavery as a result of that document. the continental congress had to make exceptions to keep the union whole, in order to prosecute the revolutionary war effectively. southern states would not join the union without the guarantee that slavery would remain legal.

Answer 9

You're a bit off with that quote. It's; all men are created equal not treated. Look it up.

Answer 10

Many blacks and poor whites are still on the Democrat Plantation.
Many blacks are escaping.
But you have to really want to.
As long as you stay poor, and in your place, the Democrats will take care of you on their Democrat Plantation.
(But you must vote Democrat, if you want to stay.)