Oth Directions: Read question 22. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.
government
eople whom it
22
jury to some
at the people
o live without
(from the Declaration of Independence)
We, therefore ... solemnly publish and
declare, That these United Colonies are, and
of Right ought to be Free and Independent
States ...
(from the Declaration of Sentiments)
Now, ... because women do feel themselves
aggrieved, oppressed, and fraudulently
deprived of their most sacred rights, we insist
that they have immediate admission to all the
rights and privileges which belong to them as
citizens of the United States
world must
Compare these statements from the two
declarations. How is the purpose of the statements
the same? How do the statements differ? Refer to
both texts in your answer.