In this era, what was an important difference between sovereignty and equal rights? O Politically, they mean the same thing, but because sovereign can also mean "supreme ruler" the
term has fallen out of use.
O Equal rights mostly pertained to separate groups of people, while sovereignty promised freedom
for everyone.
O Sovereignty was great for the people who qualified, but women, enslaved people, and most non-
white people did not.
O Sovereignty was a form of government while equal rights is a more general ideal that people
should not be oppressed by those more powerful than them.