What progress and obstacles did different minority groups experience in the 1980s?

Women were not receiving equal salaries as that of the men.
Latinos were able to achieve a place in the political world. 
Gay rights movement started for equal rights and civil status of the gay community. 
There were now many AfricanAmerican governors in the America and they also ran for Presidential elections. 

The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.