Question

Read the excerpt:

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. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. 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.
Letter from Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams (March, 1776)

In this passage, what is Abigail Adams encouraging her husband to do?

A.
fight for full emancipation of enslaved people and the reunification of families
B.
establish treaties with indigenous tribes, especially those led by women
C.
consider how the laws of the new government would affect women like her
D.
push for the right to own property and full suffrage for white women

Answer 1

C. consider how the laws of the new government would affect women like her