This letter can be considered as a political-literary text since in it, Abigail Adams expose to her husband, John Adams, her feelings and opinions about a political issue that was taking place in these days, trying to convince him as if it were a political speech.
Its great importance lies in being the first woman known in American history in asserting his desire in the equality of the sexes. Her words inspired a large list of activists who fought for the same aim.
This letter is only a part of over 1,100 warm and informative letters exchanged between the married couple during 39 years, while he served in various diplomatic roles. Abigail wrote this celebrated letter in Braintree, Massachusetts, in the family farm where she was living with …show more content…
She showed to be a woman of a great courage and insight, in a time when the women were not allowed to intervene in ‘affairs of men’. Despite of this fact, John frequently sought her advice on important matters. Thus, she is considered a behind-the-scenes stateswoman and an advocate of the women’s rights.
These letters are witness of the American Revolutionary War from a domestic point of view, a war waged from 1775 to 1783 between the colonial government of Kingdom of Great Britain and the residents of the Thirteen Colonies of North America. The skirmishes, that defied the authority of the British Crown, finished on an armed conflict and scaled to the U.S. War of Independence. The intervention of France on the side of the colonist turned a civil war into an international conflict. After the surrender of the British Army in Virginia, the Americans won their independence.
This victory changes completely the scene of American society and politics, permitting them to create a country from scratch.
Those who later signed the Declaration of Independence or took part in winning the independence were the Founding …show more content…
She was educated at home, learning domestic skills, along with reading and writing, taking advantage of her father's extensive library, a minister of the North Parish Congregational Church of Weymouth.
Her husband, John Adams was an itinerant magistrate, and afterwards the second President of the United States, federalist and republican, and one of the Founding Fathers of the country. As a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, he played an important role in persuading Congress to declare the independence, and helped Thomas Jefferson in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. He was one of the main negotiators of the Treaty of Paris with Britain and wrote to a great extent the Massachusetts State Constitution.
His revolutionary credentials secured him two terms as vice president of George Washington and his own election in 1796 as the second president of the nation.
The major accomplishment of his presidency was the peaceful resolution of the conflict with France that almost led them to the
Its great importance lies in being the first woman known in American history in asserting his desire in the equality of the sexes. Her words inspired a large list of activists who fought for the same aim.
This letter is only a part of over 1,100 warm and informative letters exchanged between the married couple during 39 years, while he served in various diplomatic roles. Abigail wrote this celebrated letter in Braintree, Massachusetts, in the family farm where she was living with …show more content…
She showed to be a woman of a great courage and insight, in a time when the women were not allowed to intervene in ‘affairs of men’. Despite of this fact, John frequently sought her advice on important matters. Thus, she is considered a behind-the-scenes stateswoman and an advocate of the women’s rights.
These letters are witness of the American Revolutionary War from a domestic point of view, a war waged from 1775 to 1783 between the colonial government of Kingdom of Great Britain and the residents of the Thirteen Colonies of North America. The skirmishes, that defied the authority of the British Crown, finished on an armed conflict and scaled to the U.S. War of Independence. The intervention of France on the side of the colonist turned a civil war into an international conflict. After the surrender of the British Army in Virginia, the Americans won their independence.
This victory changes completely the scene of American society and politics, permitting them to create a country from scratch.
Those who later signed the Declaration of Independence or took part in winning the independence were the Founding …show more content…
She was educated at home, learning domestic skills, along with reading and writing, taking advantage of her father's extensive library, a minister of the North Parish Congregational Church of Weymouth.
Her husband, John Adams was an itinerant magistrate, and afterwards the second President of the United States, federalist and republican, and one of the Founding Fathers of the country. As a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, he played an important role in persuading Congress to declare the independence, and helped Thomas Jefferson in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. He was one of the main negotiators of the Treaty of Paris with Britain and wrote to a great extent the Massachusetts State Constitution.
His revolutionary credentials secured him two terms as vice president of George Washington and his own election in 1796 as the second president of the nation.
The major accomplishment of his presidency was the peaceful resolution of the conflict with France that almost led them to the