How did Native Americans and African Americans fare in the early years of the new nation? * They were granted equality under the Constitution based on the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence
Native Americans fared well because they were viewed as the "original Americans" but African Americans were subjected to slavery
African Americans were granted citizenship under the Constitution, but Native Americans were not because many tribes had fought with the British during the Revolutionary War
Both fared poorly in that African Americans were subjected to slavery and Native Americans found themselves at the mercy of US policies that favored white settlers