Question 18 • $2526: sem 1: 1001410: English 4 HONORS: NEW
Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.
Answer
A
by describing one young woman’s unfulfilled potential
B
by emphasizing the injustices endured by women
C
by explaining laws that govern marriages
D
by establishing her authority to question the status quo
Explanation
Stanton describes a “long train of abuses and usurpations” and compares women’s treatment to being reduced under “absolute despotism.” She emphasizes women’s long-suffering under the government to show why they must demand the equal status they deserve. This supports choice B, emphasizing the injustices endured by women.
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