Which of the following is true of the letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband concerning the "the new Code of Laws" for the new republic?
A) She demanded that the right to vote be extended to married women and women owning property.
B) She used ideas originally developed to combat Parliamentary supremacy to call for consideration of legal rights for women.
C) She called for legislation that would allow joint ownership of property by married couples.
D) She used Jefferson's phrase "all men are created equal" to demand that slavery be abolished in all the states.

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In the letter, Abigail Adams draws on the rhetoric of the American Revolution to argue that "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." She is not demanding the right to vote for women, but rather calling attention to the fact that women are subject to laws they have no say in making. She appeals to the ideals of the Revolution and the principles of republican government to argue that women should have legal rights and protections equal to those of men. This is most clearly demonstrated in her use of the phrase "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."

Which of the Following Is True of the Letter Written