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Explain how the concept of citizenship changed broadly between 1776 and 1945.
Evaluate race, ethnicity, and gender in your answer. Pick three to four ideas/events to write about in answering this question and ensure that you connect the ideas. For example, think broadly about how the Constitution, Manifest Destiny, Reconstruction, the advent of industrial capitalism, Prohibition/the 1920s, the Depression/New Deal and WW2 might have shaped understandings of who deserved to be a citizen and who did not. Think about the concept of citizenship for Native Americans, women, African Americans and immigrants. Use specific examples. The essay should consist of an introduction with a clearly defined thesis, and at least 3 body paragraphs that develop that thesis with evidence and an argument. Finish your essay with a brief conclusion.