QUESTION 3 How does Abigail Adams whish for husbands and wives to relate to each

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QUESTION 3

How does Abigail Adams whish for husbands and wives to relate to each other?

As business partners

As master and servant

As competitors

As friends

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QUESTION 4

In John Adams's view, which of the following groups was fit to participate in government?

Property-owning, adult men

Men and women above the age of twenty-one

Men above the age of sixteen

Men above the age of twenty-one

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QUESTION 5

What reason does John Adams give for his view that certain groups of people should not have the right to vote?

They are dependent on others for their livelihood

The lack the education to judge matters of state

They lack the mental capacity to understand politics

Their judgment is impaired by an unrestrained, selfish will

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QUESTION 6

What does John Adams consider the best way of increasing the number of people who are allowed to vote?

Improving public education

Changing election laws

Increasing the number of land-owners

None of the above – Adams did not want to increase the number of voters, at all

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QUESTION 7

How did Jonathan Sewall justify the rule of a King?

The King provides a firm hand, for the protection of all members of society

The King has a legal title to his throne

Monarchy best guarantees social equality and justice

The King's ancestor, William the Conqueror, had subjugated Britain

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QUESTION 8

When Jonathan Sewell wrote that "I wish to see Great Britain rise with a power that shall strike Terror through the Continent," what did he mean? Consider the context of that quote!

Britain is a terrorist regime

The majority of American colonists are too evil to listen to reason, and will only understand force

Britain should wreak havoc and bloodshed among the colonists

Britain should scare the colonists into obedience

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QUESTION 9

Jonathan Sewall contrasts 'liberty' with 'licentiousness'. What distinguishes the two terms?

Licentiousness applies to the common people, while liberty applies to men of property

Not much, in his view. Both are equally as bad for a well-ordered society

Liberty means freedom from certain things, while licentiousness mean freedom to do certain things

Licentiousness is liberty without rules or boundaries

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QUESTION 10

Comparing the views of John Adams and Jonathan Sewall, to which statement could both of them agree?

Women should be allowed a greater role in government

Democracy is a dangerous idea

The American colonists deserve greater rights

The British King has been doing a good job

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QUESTION 11

Before and after the American Revolution, wives lived under the law of "coverture", which gave their husbands full control over their property and legal person, much like parents have control over their children, today. Which of the following sentences written by Abigail Adams refers most clearly to the legal institution of coverture?

In giving (the state) our sons and husbands, we give more than ourselves

Excluded from honour and from offices, we [women] cannot attach ourselves to the state or government

Even in the freest of countries, our property is subject to the control and disposal of our partners

Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as vassals of your sex

As business partners

As master and servant

As competitors

As friends

Explanation / Answer

3). (c). Competitors.

4). (a). Property owning, adult men.

5). (a).They are dependent on others for their livelihood.

8). (d). Britai should scare the colonists into obedience.

9). (d). Licentiousnes is liberty without rules or boundaries.

10). (a). Women should be allowed a greater role in government.

11). (c). Even in the freest of countries, our property is subject to the control and disposal of our partners.

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