Statistical Information Gathered from Colonial and Postcolonial Records Suggests Inequality

question 13

Multiple Choice

Statistical information gathered from colonial and postcolonial records suggests inequality was prevalent. Why would it have been called the "era of the common man" then?

• A) An egalitarian nation was a romantic ideal but not a reality.
• B) Eighteenth-century propaganda to induce colonists to revolt against the British.
• C) The notion of a common "man" was only applicable to property owners such as the Founders.
• D) An earlier trend toward equality existed prior to 1776.

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