Literature Focus Quiz 32 (72-75) Abigail Adams to John Adams-Analysis Flashcards
Abigail ends her letter to John Adams from April 5, 1776, with ‘I need not say how much I am
Your ever faithfull Friend
Which of the following diseases does Abigail Adams fear, according to her letter to John Adams?
smallpox
Which of the following groups does Abigail Adams remind John Adams to remember when writing the new laws?
women
Abigail Adams believes that all men are naturallly
charismatic
Which of the following artists made portaits of Abigail and John Adams in 1766?
Benjamin Blyth
Coverture is best defined as the legal subordination of
wives
From near which major city did Abigail Adams send the letter to John Adams in spring of 1776?
Boston
Where was John Adams in spring of 1776?
Philadelphia
To which of the following popular revolutionary slogans does Abigail Adams allude in her letter?
‘No taxation without representation’
In his reply to Abidail’s letter, John Adams states , ‘As to your extraordinary Code of Laws, I cannot but
laugh
To which of the following individuals did Alexander Hamilton write about the possibility of previously oppressed groups revolting?
Elizabeth Schuyler
John Adams acknowledges all the following groups’ possible revolts after the American Revolution EXCEPT
women’s
Abigail Adams mentions that Billy the youngest died from to
canker fever
Which of the following people does Abigail Adams expect to not survive the day?
Becky Peck
The FIRST complain Abigail Adams mentions in her March 31st letter to her busband was that
he does not write back very often
