Assignment 1. What are some of the key ideas of the letters between John and Abigail Adams? The first idea is to remember the ladies. She states that men should not be given all the power. If the ladies are paid no attention it was bound to inspire a rebellion against this tyrant like behavior. If women have no voice‚ they will not be happy. If men need the title of master women will act differently than if they called themselves their wives’ friend. All these ideas are voiced in the letter she wrote
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“Remember the ladies” I would always say to my husband. Most women in my time were afraid to speak up for their rights’. I‚ Abigail Smith Adams‚ daughter of William Smith‚ and wife of John Adams‚ was not afraid to speak up against these cruel restrictions. I was born on November 11‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts. I did not attend school because girls were discouraged to‚ so my family taught me at home. With access to my father’s library‚ I became very interested in philosophy‚ theology‚ Shakespeare
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election of 1800‚ John Adams and the Federalists lost to Thomas Jefferson‚ a Republican. After this defeat‚ the Federalists wanted to retain as much power as they could. So‚ before Jefferson and the other Republicans entered office‚ Adams passed the Judiciary Act of 1801. The act made a series of specific changes to the Judiciary system‚ that would leave it dominated by Federalists. It reduced the amount of Supreme Court justices from six to five and removed their responsibility of what is known as riding
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Introduction Abigail Adams is best known as the second U.S. first lady‚ however‚ there’s so much more to her story. Throughout her life‚ Adams was heavily involved in politics and women’s suffrage. Even before she married John Adams‚ she was quite vocal about her views on equality. Adams was appointed by the Massachusetts Colony general court in order to defend women’s patriotism. Also‚ she participated in boycotts and riots‚ trying to break away from Britain. Adams mingled with women historians
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Revolutionary John Adams Many people around the world have accomplished something to make them revolutionary. Some use this magic in ways to help the world‚ but others do not. The second president of the United States‚ John Adams‚ is one of these figures that helped the world. When England was taking advantage of the United States‚ Mr. Adams found ways to help the colonies break away and to become a separate country. John Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts who convinced representatives
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Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts on November 11‚ 1744. In a prominent and wealthy family descended from Puritan leaders‚ as well as successful merchants (Parks 1). She had not formal schooling because of illnesses and the limited options to females during Colonial times. How Abigail learned was from her family’s library‚ the company of relatives‚ visitors‚ and the guidance of her grandmother. Her vast knowledge comes from studying Shakespeare to Locke‚ from Plato to French (Parks
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English 12 B-2 17 March 2005 Sexual Rebellion The First Lady‚ Abigail Adams‚ once stated‚ “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” (BrainyQuote). This statement was intended for rebellion regarding the rights of women‚ however rebellion is rebellion. Due to this stand led by Adams and other women‚ the females in society today are fortunate enough
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Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman Abigail Adams married a man destined to be a major leader of the American Revolution and the second President of the United States. Although she married and raised men that become such significant figures during their time‚ her herself was played an important role in the American society. The events that happened in her life‚ starting from childhood and ending in her adult years‚ led her to be a Revolutionary woman. Three main reasons behind her becoming
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writes about her eight children‚ “I had eight birds hatched in one nest‚ Four cocks there were‚ and hens the rest” (228). This poem describes her hopes‚ dreams‚ and fears for her children‚ “If birds could weep‚ then would my tears. Let others know what are my fears” (229). ). In her poem “As Weary Pilgrim” Bradstreet describes a Pilgrims end to suffering and struggling and their deliverance
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John Adams a leader The first vice president and the second president of America are John Adams. Adam is considered to be a founding father of America. John Adams was a leadership helped us win the support for the American Revolution and in formulating the Declaration of Independence (history). He was a well known as a leader of the American revolution because Adams became a very powerful critic that always questioned Great Britain’s authority in colonial Americas. Adams thought that
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