LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Question
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The Declaration of Sentiments was written by Thomas Jefferson
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The Declaration of Independence granted voting rights to men and women
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The Declaration of Independence supported the idea of nullification
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The Declaration of Sentiments included the equality of men and women
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the differences between the two would include that the Declaration of Independence was an outline for patient sufferance for all citizens of the colonies as a whole, while the Declaration of Sentiments was an outline for patient sufferance for all women under the government, no men.
Detailed explanation-2: -They are different because they each represent different people. The first document The Declaration of Sentiments Urged Equal Rights for Women represents women, the second documents “The Declaration of Independence” represents the people of the America.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after the U.S. Declaration of Independence and borrowed language from the antislavery movement, demanding that women be given full rights of citizenship. Sixty-eight women and 32 men signed the document.
Detailed explanation-4: -The text then lists 16 facts illustrating the extent of this oppression, including the lack of women’s suffrage, participation, and representation in the government; women’s lack of property rights in marriage; inequality in divorce law; and inequality in education and employment opportunities.