"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that
these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

What does this excerpt mean?

It means that everyone has equal rights, and in this case the excerpt is referring to natural rights - rights everyone has as soon as they are born. (Natural rights was an idea created by Enlightenment thinker John Locke)

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answer: andrew johnson

17th u.s. president

in what way were president abraham lincoln's and president andrew johnson's reconstruction plans similar? a)both reserved seats in the congress for former confederate war leaders. b)both granted voting rights to the newly freed slaves. d) both required southerners to support the thirteenth amendment to abolish

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