What argument did Abigail Adams make in her letter to her husband, John, written on March 31, 1776?
A) She used the language of Adam Smith to make the case for the economic value of women and the importance of free trade in the new nation.
B) She urged her husband to take women into account when working on the code of laws for the new nation, noting men's tendencies to be tyrannical when given the chance.
C) She cautioned against the separation of church and state and held that Christianity must be at the center of the new nation, especially the principle of treating others as one wishes to be treated.
D) She was careful to reassure her husband that she deferred to him in terms of all important questions and claimed that she had little loyalty to other women.
E) She tried to convince her husband to rethink his decision to turn away from the king and referred to the greater opportunities for their family available in Britain.
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