For which group of americans did the delcaration of independence raise hopes

becasue in the south they disallowed slavery but in the north slavery was illegial this boilled into because mexico wanted slavery

c. it required that townships set aside land for public schools.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.