Question

we hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
which group was the only one to experience the republican ideals expressed in this excerpt during the revolutionary era?
african americans
immigrants
native americans
white men

Explanation:

During the Revolutionary Era, the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence (stating "all men are created equal") was primarily experienced by white men. African Americans were enslaved, Native Americans faced displacement, and immigrants' status was complex, but white men (especially land - owning, propertied ones) were the group that had access to the republican ideals of equality and self - governance expressed here.

Answer:

D. white men (assuming the option order is African Americans, immigrants, Native Americans, white men; if the option for white men is the last one as per the visual, the correct option is the one labeled with "white men")