Abigail Adams: A Quiet Leader

What was Abigail asked to do by the courts?

• Round up other women for war

• Determine if other women were patriots or loyal to the British

• Arrest women who were not fighting to be patriots

Where did Abigail live?

• Weymouth, Massachusetts

• Great Britain

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Lexington, Kentucky

How did Abigail help the soldiers who were fighting close to her home?

• She hired them for work when they retired

• She offered food, clothing, and care.

• She hid them in her home .

• She paid them each week.

How did Abigail help the soldiers when their gun shipment came in unusable?

• She made sure they all worked properly

• She loaded them all to be ready for war

• She collected steel and silver to create bullets

• She built new guns for them

What other cause did Abigail fight for?

• Women's Rights

• Child Labor

• African American Freedom

Who was Abigail's husband?

• Jeff Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Gave Patriots control over Britain

• Announced the United State's independence from Britain

• Gave Britain control of the U.S.

• Explained equal rights for women

The Declaration of Independence included laws on Women's Rights.

• True

• False

Abigail Adams led by her actions and her _________.

• heart

• war efforts

• letters

• e-mails

The British were able to win their freedom from the Patriots crown and a new country was born with Abigail's help.

• True

• False