. . . 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 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 [incite; instigate] a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation. . . . —Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams Question Use the excerpt to answer the question. How does Abigail Adams use the ideas of the patriots to support her cause? (1 point) Responses by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government by insisting that history has always been unfair to women by insisting that history has always been unfair to women
Abigail Adams uses the ideas of the patriots to support her cause by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government.
Abigail Adams uses the ideas of the patriots to support her cause by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government
Abigail Adams uses the ideas of the patriots to support her cause by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government. In her letter, she states that if the ladies are not given the same care and attention as the men, they will foment a rebellion and not be bound by any laws in which they have no voice or representation. By invoking the language of rebellion and challenging the existing power structure, Adams appeals to the ideas of liberty and equality championed by the patriots to argue for women's rights.
