We hold these truths to be self-evident; 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.…
the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.
—declaration of sentiments, 1848
why did the members of the seneca falls convention write the declaration of sentiments in a way that resembled the declaration of independence?
a.
to carry a threat that the convention may secede from the union
b.
to prove that the convention members were as intelligent as any man
c.
to use arguments similar to those the u. s. founders used
d.
to make an appeal to religious beliefs about fairness