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The Preamble

Bullseye said:
Guess again.
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It wasn't a "guess".

Bullseye said:
You need to study up a bit instead of asking vapid questions. Nothing magic happened when the Constitution was signed. Congress DID work almost from the beginning to contain and eradicate slavery. However, understand the forming a strong union was their first priority.
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You really don't know your history do you ?

The original Constitution condoned slavery. So no, Congress was not working to abolish slavery "almost from the beginning". Sure there were abolitionists but when was the first bill to outlaw slavery ?

Women were second class citizens

And Indians didn't become citizens at all until 1924

American Indians granted U.S. citizenship - Timeline - Native Voices

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Manc Skipper said:
Not necessarily black people, but back then, could they even be persons/citizens?
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The 3/5ths compromise clearly showed that some could not be citizens but I'm sure there were black citizens in America from its beginning.
 
mrjurrs said:
The 3/5ths compromise clearly showed that some could not be citizens but I'm sure there were black citizens in America from its beginning.
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What about Indians ?

Could a Native American be a citizen back then ?
 
The earliest recorded date of Native people becoming US citizens was in 1831, when the Mississippi Choctaw became citizens after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 was ratified. Under article XIV of that treaty, any Choctaw who elected not to move to Native American Territory could become an American citizen when he registered, and if he stayed on designated lands for five years after treaty ratification.
 
Rich2018 said:
And Indians didn't become citizens at all until 1924
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The earliest recorded date of Native people becoming US citizens was in 1831, when the Mississippi Choctaw became citizens after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 was ratified. Under article XIV of that treaty, any Choctaw who elected not to move to Native American Territory could become an American citizen when he registered, and if he stayed on designated lands for five years after treaty ratification.
 
Rich2018 said:
What about Indians ?

Could a Native American be a citizen back then ?
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No, our treatment of the First Americans didn't include making them citizens until 1924 (about).

I don't know if there were any 'random' Indian citizens.
 
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