Opportunity Essay
Abbi Olson
"I believe in America because we have dreams and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true." this quote was written by Wendell L. Willkie. I believe this is saying that whatever happens Americans are willing to fight. Like the women did for their rights, and abolitionists did for the slaves. The United States brought opportunity to most by giving transportation, economy, and the freedom of speech.
Women's rights are what women and some men fight for, the Seneca Falls Convention was a women's rights gathering to give women power and the right to vote. Elizabeth Stanton, one of the women's rights movement's leaders. This would give opportunity to women. The Declaration of Sentiments, written mostly by Stanton, was based on the Declaration of Independence. This was the start of the women's rights movement. Finally in 1920 the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote who lived in the United States. This gave opportunity to women to have some power to make money, vote, and work outside of the house. …show more content…
For women and men to speak out in public legally they had the freedom of speech, the power to say what they wanted. The cotton gin had a negative impact towards the abolitionists movement. The cotton gin could clean cotton in a 50:1 ratio. This fueled the need for slavery, opposite of what the abolitionists wanted. But it was good for the economy in the United States and the cotton gin made the cotton a cash crop. This caused more disagreements between the North and the South. Finally, in 1865 slavery was banned in the United States officially. This gave opportunity to the slaves because they could finally do what they wanted and not be punished. Unfortunately, some slave owners kept their slaves
Abbi Olson
"I believe in America because we have dreams and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true." this quote was written by Wendell L. Willkie. I believe this is saying that whatever happens Americans are willing to fight. Like the women did for their rights, and abolitionists did for the slaves. The United States brought opportunity to most by giving transportation, economy, and the freedom of speech.
Women's rights are what women and some men fight for, the Seneca Falls Convention was a women's rights gathering to give women power and the right to vote. Elizabeth Stanton, one of the women's rights movement's leaders. This would give opportunity to women. The Declaration of Sentiments, written mostly by Stanton, was based on the Declaration of Independence. This was the start of the women's rights movement. Finally in 1920 the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote who lived in the United States. This gave opportunity to women to have some power to make money, vote, and work outside of the house. …show more content…
For women and men to speak out in public legally they had the freedom of speech, the power to say what they wanted. The cotton gin had a negative impact towards the abolitionists movement. The cotton gin could clean cotton in a 50:1 ratio. This fueled the need for slavery, opposite of what the abolitionists wanted. But it was good for the economy in the United States and the cotton gin made the cotton a cash crop. This caused more disagreements between the North and the South. Finally, in 1865 slavery was banned in the United States officially. This gave opportunity to the slaves because they could finally do what they wanted and not be punished. Unfortunately, some slave owners kept their slaves