Assess the difference between the Declaration of Sentiments and the Indian Citizenship Act.(1 point)
Responses:
1. The former is a declaration made by women that women are equal to men and should be given equal rights, and the latter is an act by Congress granting Indigenous Americans U.S. citizenship.
2. The former is a declaration made by the American colonies to England asking for freedom from English rule, and the latter revokes Indigenous Americans’ citizenship.
3. The former was a congressional act, and the latter was written by Indigenous Americans.
4. The former was written by Thomas Jefferson, and the latter was written by Frederick Douglass.
1. The first response is correct. The Declaration of Sentiments was a declaration made by women during the women's rights convention in Seneca Falls in 1848. It called for equal rights for women including the right to vote. On the other hand, the Indian Citizenship Act was an act passed by Congress in 1924 that granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the United States.
2. The second response is incorrect. The Declaration of Sentiments was not a declaration made by the American colonies to England, but rather a declaration by women advocating for women's rights. The Indian Citizenship Act did not revoke Indigenous Americans' citizenship, but instead extended it to all Native Americans born within the United States.
3. The third response is partially incorrect. The Declaration of Sentiments was not a congressional act, but a document written by women activists. The Indian Citizenship Act, however, was indeed an act passed by Congress.
4. The fourth response is incorrect. The Declaration of Sentiments was not written by Thomas Jefferson but by a group of women led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The Indian Citizenship Act was not written by Frederick Douglass but was an act passed by Congress.