Question

22. Use the passage below, which was included in the Declaration of Sentiments

adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, to answer the question that
follows.
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.
Source: Cady Stanton, E. (2006). Declaration of sentiments. In M. Boezi (Ed.), Voices of the
American people (Vol. 1, p. 173). New York: Pearson Longman. From E. Cady Stanton, S. B.
Anthony, & M. J. Gage (Eds.) (1881), History of woman suffrage (Vol. 1, pp. 67-94).
Rochester, NY: Charles Mann. (Original work published 1848)
Which of the following documents influenced the aims and strategies of the authors
of the Declaration of Sentiments?
A. Northwest Ordinance
B. Articles of Confederation
C. U.S. Constitution
D. Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Now known as the Declaration of Sentiments, the document was based on the Declaration of Independence. It proclaimed that “all men and women are created equal” and resolved that women would take action to claim the rights of citizenship denied to them by men.