Answer:
"Now, in view of this entire disfranchisement of one-half the people of this country . . . in view of the unjust laws above mentioned . . . oppressed, and fraudulently deprived of their most sacred rights, we insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of these Unites States."
—Seneca Falls, The Declaration of Sentiments, 1848
The phrase "their most sacred rights" from this excerpt is most likely addressing?
A women's right to equal pay
B a slaves right to freedom
C the right to free speech
D a woman's right to vote
Explanation:
Answer:
The correct answer is D. The phrase "their most sacred rights", as it belongs to the Declaration of Sentiments of Seneca Falls, refers to women's right to vote.
Explanation:
The Declaration of Sentiments was signed on July 19, 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, delegates of the First Conference on Women's Rights, held in Seneca Falls. It was mainly written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, based on and paraphrasing the United States' Declaration of Independence. Stanton saw in the women's movement parallels to the struggle of the American founding fathers for the independence of the United States.
The Declaration of Sentiments is based on an opening paragraph dealing with equality between men and women and explaining tyranny about women in the past. The main part lists the various injustices to which women were still exposed in the middle of the 19th century, and the final section of the declaration insists on giving women all the rights and privileges that they are entitled to as citizens of the United States.
