1 Doc DBQ Antebellum Women
For the question and one document below, do the following:
Write an introduction: 3-5 Sentences of Contextualization and a Thesis
Write a body paragraph that:
Begins with a strong topic sentence that argues a part of your thesis
Uses the content of Document 1 to support your topic sentence and parenthetically cites the document.
Uses either historical situation, intended audience, purpose, or point of view analysis in support of your argument.
Reinforce your argument with historical information not found in the document.
I will tell you what I have done . . . I have retrenched every superfluous expense in my table and family; tea I have not drunk since last Christmas, nor bought a new cap or gown . . . [I] have learned to knit, and am now making stockings of American wool for my servants, and this way do I throw in my mite to the public good. I know this, that as free I can die but once, but as a slave I shall not be worthy of life.
Source: Letter written by a Philadelphia woman, 1776.
Question 1
To what extent did the ideals of American womanhood change between the American Revolution and the outbreak of the Civil War? Use the documents and your knowledge of the time period 1776-1861 in constructing your response.
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