In what ways was American democracy an illusion in the 1820s–1840s?
A) Although all white men began life with equal opportunities, women and African and Native Americans did not.
B) Despite the impression that people had equal opportunities, distinctions of class and education persisted.
C) Not only were women and African and Native Americans excluded, but economic inequality was growing.
D) Only land owners could vote, and as there were so few land owners in the United States, suffrage was not universal even among white men.
E) U.S. foreign policy in Latin America showed that the democracy Americans enjoyed was not the same system they supported for their neighbors.
Answer: C
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