The U. S. Declaration of Independence asserts that "all men are created equal." Write an essay in which you compare the American Revolution with the Haitian Revolution in light of this statement. Which revolution more fully accomplished the goal of equality? Be sure to include a clear thesis and address the following questions: In what ways were the revolutions similar or different?
In each revolution, how did the idea of equality apply to gender, race, or social class?
Which revolution resulted in a new country that more completely lived up to the ideal that "all men are created equal"?

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it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.