THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Mercy Otis Warren
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Abigail Adams
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Dolley Madison
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Her words urged him and the other members of the Continental Congress to consider the rights of women while laying the framework for the new, independent nation. Abigail Adams was an advocate for greater political rights for women, especially in regards to divorce and property ownership.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers “remember the ladies” in their new laws, Abigail Adams was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation’s second president.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was Abigail Adams’s intention when she asked her husband John in a letter to “remember the ladies” and “not put such unlimited powers in the hands of husbands"? She wanted wives to have legal rights within marriage.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did John Adams respond to his wife Abigail Adams’s call to “Remember the Ladies?” Adams dismissed her ideas. both defenders and rebels. Which of the following acts did state laws define as treason during the Revolutionary War?