2.04 Flvs American History
Ideas from Text: Key Words & Phrases|My Reactions, Thoughts, Feelings, and/or Connections|
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1. What are some of the key ideas of the letters between John and Abigail Adams? John and Abigail Adams discussed government and John often asked her for opinions.2. What does Abigail Adams threaten to do if women are not given representation in the new laws of the land? Abigail would start a rebellion against the men.3. What other groups, besides women, does John Adams claim are demanding more freedoms from the government? What do these groups have in common with women? Indians and Negroes. They have no voice and can’t vote.4. How do you think Abigail Adams felt when she read her husband's letter? Abigail could have felt happy because John and Abigail supported each other through thick and thin.5. John Adams was on the committee to help write the Declaration of Independence. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, states that: "We hold these truths to be self–evident: that all men are created equal...” Who do you think John Adams and the other signers of the Declaration of Independence were referring to by "all men"? John Adams and the other signers of the Declaration of Independence meant women also. It was kind of like a battle because they were arguing about it. 6. Was it their intention to include women?Slaves? Native Americans?Yes, of course it was their intentions to include Women, Slaves, and Native Americans. Why else would they say all men created equal. Which it kind of contradicts the fact, because you could be just talking about men .7. What are some of your thoughts and reactions to these letters?Well, those letters were interesting stating that Abigail wrote to John with hopes of an independent nation even though John had hopes of absolute power, so to me it doesn’t make sense why they would.|· I feel as if john Adams should not forget about the women when talking to the
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1. What are some of the key ideas of the letters between John and Abigail Adams? John and Abigail Adams discussed government and John often asked her for opinions.2. What does Abigail Adams threaten to do if women are not given representation in the new laws of the land? Abigail would start a rebellion against the men.3. What other groups, besides women, does John Adams claim are demanding more freedoms from the government? What do these groups have in common with women? Indians and Negroes. They have no voice and can’t vote.4. How do you think Abigail Adams felt when she read her husband's letter? Abigail could have felt happy because John and Abigail supported each other through thick and thin.5. John Adams was on the committee to help write the Declaration of Independence. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, states that: "We hold these truths to be self–evident: that all men are created equal...” Who do you think John Adams and the other signers of the Declaration of Independence were referring to by "all men"? John Adams and the other signers of the Declaration of Independence meant women also. It was kind of like a battle because they were arguing about it. 6. Was it their intention to include women?Slaves? Native Americans?Yes, of course it was their intentions to include Women, Slaves, and Native Americans. Why else would they say all men created equal. Which it kind of contradicts the fact, because you could be just talking about men .7. What are some of your thoughts and reactions to these letters?Well, those letters were interesting stating that Abigail wrote to John with hopes of an independent nation even though John had hopes of absolute power, so to me it doesn’t make sense why they would.|· I feel as if john Adams should not forget about the women when talking to the