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9 Cards in this Set
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What main point does Abigail Adams's description of Washington stress?
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the city's isolation and unfinished state
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What can be inferred about Adams's attitude toward Washington from her statement "We have, indeed, come into a new country"?
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She thinks that Washington is underdeveloped.
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Why do you think Adams asks her daughter not to tell others the letter's revelations about the new capital?
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She recognizes that the President's wife has a duty not to complain in public.
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Which line best reflects Adams's sense of humor and general good nature about her situation in the White House?
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"The fires we are obliged to keep to secure us from daily agues is another very cheering comfort."
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Adams seems to think that compared with the people who designed and constructed Washington and the White House, the inhabitants of New England are
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better planners and hard workers.
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Why is it so hard to get wood for the White House fires?
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It is hard to find woodcutters because the area is so underpopulated.
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Which fact supports Adams's opinion that the new White House is built "upon a grand and superb scale"?
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It requires "about 30 servants to attend and keep the apartments in proper order, and perform the ordinary business of the house."
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What can you infer about Adams's character from the tone and details of her letter?
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She is one to make the best of any situation, no matter how bad.
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Which statement best sums up Adams's final opinion of the White House and Washington, D.C. in general?
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It has the potential, as yet unfulfilled, to be both beautiful and comfortable.
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