I WILL MARK BRAINLIEST! . When the Declaration of Independence was written, the first few lines written by the founding fathers read We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are equal". Based on this document above, do you think the founding fathers meant literally males only or do you think that " men" was a term that included women as well ? Why or why not ?

no it was just men

Explanation:

I believe that it not meant women because the declaration of independence had many things not for woman's rights in it. It denied property rights, voting, etc.

No, they had meant only men.

Explanation:

At the time, women weren't exactly seen as equals. They would stay home and take care of the kids while the males went off to work to "keep the family running." Women were not treated as equals to men at the time, some could say that they were treated as property. They didn't even have the right to vote at the time, therefore, I believe they meant only men.

i'm not sure what you are asking, but it also served as a debtors colony, was ran by the trustees for 20 years until becoming a royal colony, and people had restrictions such as no slaves, and only 50 acres of land per person/ hope this !

- jack watson