Question

excerpts from declaration of sentiments, elizabeth cady stanton, 1848
when, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a
position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of natures god entitle them, a decent
respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course....
the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the
establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.

• he has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise....
• he has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. he has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she
• in the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her
• he has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her.

the language of the declaration of sentiments is directly related to the language found in a document from which period?
a the american revolution
b the reconstruction period
c the progressive era
d the presidency of george washington

Explanation:

The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was from the American Revolution period (1775 - 1783). The language in the Declaration of Sentiments such as “it becomes necessary...to declare the causes” mirrors the structure and language of the Declaration of Independence.

Answer:

A. the American Revolution