myPerspectives English Language Arts
myPerspectives English Language Arts
1st Edition
Savvas Learning Co
ISBN: 9780133338805
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Page 342: Comprehension Check

Exercise 1
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton says that the truths that are self-evident include, “that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” (Stanton, paragraph 2).
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According to Stanton, women have the right to throw off the government because women are suffering from the government: “Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [the inalienable rights], it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it…” (Stanton, paragraph 2).
Exercise 3
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Stanton says that the result of not letting women right is that women are oppressed on all sides.
Exercise 4
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“The Declaration of Sentiments” demands that the government gives equal rights to women.
Exercise 5
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“the “Declaration of Sentiments” outlines the transgressions that have been enacted onto women for centuries and calls the government to action to give women equal rights.
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