Liberty And Civil Liberties In The United States

Liberty can be defined as an individual’s power or right to act, think, or speak. We are lucky to grow up in a world where we have just that. We have so many liberties and freedoms where we can express ourselves, live, and be who we want to be without government interference. Well, not everyone has always been this lucky. When it came to the colonial and new nation time period not every person, of every race, or gender were granted and allowed to experience the same amount of liberties. For a long period of time in our history, an individual’s privileges and liberties relied directly on their religious beliefs, faiths, and ethnic backgrounds. War, battle, death, all had to take place along with the making of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in order for every indivdual to get treated as equal and then be granted the same liberties. …show more content…
You were either born in to greatness, power, wealth, or you were not. Land was the basis of English settlers liberties and freedoms. So if you were one of the unlucky ones, and you happen to be a slave or servants you had far less liberties than those white property owning men. Slaves were considered their masters property and commodity. Many simply did not have the right to learn to read or write and had to endure behavior and mood restrictions. They were under their master’s control, and had to do what was asked of them when it was asked with fear of punishment for not doing so. There masters even could control if and whom they could marry. This was a huge problem in the colonies when Native Americans were considered 3/5 of a man, and therefore incapable of making decisions and