Question

john adams and abigail adams wrote more than 1,100 letters to one another from 1762 through 1801. the letters include johns thoughts while serving in various diplomatic roles, as well as abigails updates about their family, farm, and news of the revolutions impact on the boston area. the following are two of the letters sent between the adamss during johns participation in the continental congress.
passage 1
excerpt adapted from letter from abigail adams to john adams, 31 march - 5 april 1776
i long to hear that you have declared an independency - and by the way in the new code of laws which i suppose it will be necessary for you to make, i desire you would 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. 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.
that your sex are naturally tyrannical is a truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute, but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of master for the
in their letters to one another, how do abigail adams and john adams address the idea of a new code of laws differently?
a. abigail adams warns that tyranny and rebellion will result if the new code of laws leaves women without representation. whereas, john adams indicates that men will not share power with women and then blames the ministry for giving women the idea to rebel.
b. abigail adams expresses her vision for an independent nation and a new code of laws, which include equal representation for women. whereas, john adams describes widespread disobedience as a result of the new code of laws and states that men must be the ones to establish law.
c. abigail adams requests that the new code of laws
emember the ladies\ since all men are tyrants. whereas, john adams finds the idea of a new code of laws amusing and then states that men will exert their full power to avoid sharing control with women.
d. abigail adams conveys her concern that if a new code of laws does not include representation for women, then men will rule the new nation as tyrants. whereas, john adams tells abigail to remain patient and avoid rebellion while men work to establish a new system.

Explanation:

In Passage 1, Abigail Adams asks John Adams to "Remember the Ladies" in the new Code of Laws. She says men would be tyrants if they could and that women would rebel if not given voice or representation. John Adams' view (from historical context of his response to her letter) was that he found her idea of including women in the new code amusing and stated that men would exert their full power to avoid sharing control with women.

Answer:

C. Abigail Adams requests that the new Code of Laws "Remember the Ladies" since all men are tyrants. Whereas, John Adams finds the idea of a new Code of Laws amusing and then states that men will exert their full power to avoid sharing control with women.