Question

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
-Seneca Falls, 1848
The excerpt above is from the Declaration of Sentiments which was written at the first women's rights convention which took place in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. This declaration was modeled after which significant document?
A. the Bill of Rights
B. the Mayflower Compact
OC. the Declaration of Independence
D. the Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

C. the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Sentiments intentionally echoed the language and structure of the Declaration of Independence (e.g., "We hold these truths to be self-evident") to assert women's equality and list grievances.