Indentured European servants

Discuss and address the legal status of women, children, indentured European servants, and nonwhites (e.g., African Americans, Native Americans) during the late 1700s and early 1800s.

When the United States was formed, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights provided basic protection for certain Americans while denying these rights to other groups of people in this country. Who was protected by these founding documents? Address the legal status of women, children, indentured European servants, and nonwhites (e.g., African Americans, Native Americans) […]

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