"...I long to hear that you have declared an independency- and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember of the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors...If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or representation..." -Abigail Adams to John Adams
4. How does Abigail Adams use the ideas of the patriots to support her cause?
1) by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established.
2) by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men.
3) by claiming that women have to right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government***
4) by insisting that history has always been unfair to women.
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Yes, 3.
The correct answer is 3) by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government. In her letter to John Adams, Abigail Adams draws upon the ideas of the patriots and their struggle for independence to argue that women should also have a voice in government. She asserts that if women are not given proper representation and their interests are not considered, they have the right to rebel just as the patriots did against British rule.
To determine how Abigail Adams uses the ideas of the patriots to support her cause, we should analyze the provided text:
"...I long to hear that you have declared an independency- and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember of the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors...If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or representation..."
In this excerpt, Abigail Adams is advocating for the inclusion and fair treatment of women in the new Code of Laws that would be established after the declaration of independence. By referencing the patriots and their desire for independence from Britain, she is drawing a parallel between the struggles of the patriots for representation and the struggle of women for fair treatment.
Option 1) by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established: While Abigail Adams is comparing the existing laws with the laws the patriots want to establish, she is specifically advocating for the inclusion of women, which is not explicitly addressed in this option.
Option 2) by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men: While Abigail Adams desires for women to have the same rights as men, she does not explicitly declare women's independence from men in this excerpt.
Option 3) by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government: This is the most accurate option. Abigail Adams states that if women are not given particular care and attention and are denied a voice in government through the new Code of Laws, they are determined to foment a rebellion. This aligns with the patriots' ideas of rebellion and the importance of representation.
Option 4) by insisting that history has always been unfair to women: Abigail Adams does mention being more generous and favorable to women than their ancestors, but she does not explicitly emphasize the historical unfairness towards women as the main support for her cause.
Therefore, the correct answer is 3) by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government.