C3 The American Revolution - Flashcards

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Who wrote to her husband, John, in April 1776, expressing her desire to hear about the declaration of independence?

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Abigail Adams

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According to the passage, who urged her husband to be more generous and favourable to women than his ancestors?

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Abigail Adams

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What did Abigail Adams warn would happen if particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies?

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She warned that women are determined to foment a Rebellion and will not hold themselves bound by any Laws in which they have no voice or representation.

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According to the passage, under the law, who controlled all of a wife's property?

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The husband

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Why did Abigail Adams urge her husband to protect women from the 'vicious and Lawless'?

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Because under the law, the 'vicious and Lawless' could treat women with cruelty and indignity.

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According to the passage, what effect did the struggle for independence have on society?

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It loosened the bands of government everywhere

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According to John, who was instigating the rise of a more numerous and powerful group?

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The British government

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List three groups mentioned in the passage that were stirred up to demand new privileges.

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Nobles, clergy, and townspeople

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Why were women subject to the arbitrary rule of husbands and fathers?

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They had fewer legal rights and social power.

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Why was one out of every five Americans enslaved, even though Americans claimed liberty as a fundamental birthright?

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Slavery was considered essential to the economy and society by many colonists.