Question

What technique does Abigail Adams use to communicate her message in her letter to her husband?

a) She uses a serious tone to compel her husband to fight for equal rights for women.

b) She uses a playful tone to address the serious topic of women's rights in a casual way.

c) She uses a disappointed tone to encourage women to rebel against tyrants who deny them rights.

d) She uses a respectful tone to ask her husband to consider her views on women's equality.

Answer 1

After taking a look over the letter she seems to be respecting her husband asking him to take women's equality into consideration (her views).

Answer 2

Answer:

d) She uses a respectful tone to ask her husband to consider her views on women's equality.

Explanation:

Abigail Adams was the wife and advisor of John Adams, as well as mother of John Quincy Adams. She corresponded with her husband extensively, and many of these letters show discussions on philosophical and political matters. One of the topics that most interested Abigail Adams was that of women's rights. She believed that women deserved more property rights and more access to education. In her letters, she uses a respectful tone towards her husband as he urges him to consider her views on equality.