Declaration of Sentiments 4th Period Cates

What famous document does Stanton allude to in Declaration of Sentiments?

• Declaration of Independence

• Manifest Destiny

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

adj. temporary; short term

• evince

• transient

• supposition

• delinquency

v. to reveal or give evidence of

• transient

• supposition

• evince

• delinquency

n. the act of supposing; an assumption

• supposition

• evince

• abject

• delinquency

adj. miserable and submissive

• delinquency

• abject

• consolation

• supposition

n. shortcoming or misbehavior

• delinquency

• abject

• consolation

• supposition

Who does Stanton want to give rights to?

• Women

• African Americans / Blacks

• Chinese

• Everyone

Which point does Stanton make about taxation?

• Women aren't allowed to pay taxes

• Women pay more taxes divorced than married

• Women pay more taxes but earn less money than men

• Women pay taxes but are not recognized or represented by the government

Which point does Stanton make about women's employment?

• Women aren't allowed to be employed

• Women are hired for jobs that men don't want

• Women aren't allowed education for higher paying jobs

• Women have few ways to save money so they accumulate real wealth

What lines from the text serve as Stanton's call to action?

• We hold these truths to be self-evident

• The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries

• He has endeavored every way that he could

• We insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and priveleges