. . . 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?
A. by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established
B. by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men
C. by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government
D. by insisting that history has always been unfair to women