Abigail adams – Flashcards
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who was sally Hemmings?
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she was Thomas Jefferson's slave that was sent to London to accompany Jefferson's daughter back to France after she had spent time with Abigail in London
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how many meals did the English eat?
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2
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what country was John Adams the American Ambassador to?
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Great Britain
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which city did Abigail think was the dirtest place?
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Paris, France
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who gave john adams the authority to negotiate a peace with great Britain ?
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congress
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when john went to France how long were Abigail and john separated ?
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Feb 13,1778-aug. 1779 1 year and a half
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what did Abigail mean by "remember the ladies"?
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she hoped for a legal system under which women could find maximum fulfillment in their ascribed roles as wives and mothers as domestic beings deferential to, but not abused by fathers and husbands
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how did john treat Abigail regarding the issue of women and politics?
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his intellectual equal
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who is mercy Otis warren?
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poet and satirist longtime friend and correspondent of Abigail Adams
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what was the curse of eve?
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the pain of childbirth
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what was the father's occupation?
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an ordained minister of north parish congregational church of Weymouth Massachusetts
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how many letters did Abigail adams write?
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over 2000
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what was the name of their daughter who died of breast cancer?
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Abigail adams (nabby)
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who wrote the book?
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Charles W. Akers
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who managed the adams farm?
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Abigail adams managed it when they were home uncle truff ran the farm while she was in Europe
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how well educated was Abigail?
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she received modest formal education but most of her knowledge came from her love for reading and writing
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which of Abigail's children became an alcoholic?
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Charles eventually Thomas
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where was the federal capital moved too due to yellow fever?
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Trenton NJ
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what was the directory?
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a five men executive that ran the French government during the administration of john adams
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how many members of Adams family saw him sworn into office as president?
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none
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who was publicoa?
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a pen name for john Quincy Adams used to attack Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson in papers
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what happened to John Adams relationship with Thomas Jefferson ?
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it gradually got worse over the years as their political ideologies drifter farther apart. the first sign of this was the differing of opinons over the French Revolution. Abigail never lost total respect, for the only fault she mentioned was that he was atheist
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did Abigail support the French Revolution?
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no
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what position did John Adams hold in the Washington administration ?
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vice president
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is Abigail moralistic and judgmental?
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yes she stated that sally was quite a child and tried to get her sent home. Abigail felt she provided to much of temptation to a widower of Jefferson's sensibilities
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what was John Adams occupation ?
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lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts
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what country was john adams the American ambassador to
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Britain
