. . . 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. . . .

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. . . 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

How does Abigail Adams use the ideas of the patriots to support her cause?

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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

Answer 1

by insisting that history has always been unfair to women

Answer 2

The correct answer is: by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government.

Answer 3

Abigail Adams supports her cause by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government. In her letter to John Adams, she references the ideas of the patriots who are seeking independence from British rule. By comparing their desire for representation and self-governance to the treatment of women, she highlights the injustice of denying women a voice in the laws that govern them. She argues that if women are not given the same rights and opportunities as men, they should have the right to rebel and not be bound by laws in which they have no representation. By connecting the cause of women's rights to the broader ideals of the patriots, Abigail Adams seeks to gain support and recognition for equality and representation for women.