Thomas Jefferson and John Adams,in Writing the Declaration of Independence,__________

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams,in writing the Declaration of Independence,__________.

A) meant for the phrase "all men are created equal" to include blacks as well as whites
B) thought that possibly slaves could be freed and Americans would resolve their differences peacefully at sometime in the future
C) took for granted the accepted differences between the rights of white men and the rights of blacks
D) never even thought about the issue of slavery or blacks, since it was such a part of American culture