Analyzing the Declaration of Sentiments and the Declaration of Independence

Abolitionism and the Antebellum Women's Rights Movement

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Compare the language, grievances, and democratic ideals of the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments to the 1776 Declaration of Independence.

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Abolitionism and the Antebellum Women's Rights Movement

7th Grade · Social Studies · US-MI-SS

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Analyze the leaders, strategies, and literature of the abolitionist movement, and explore how activism against slavery catalyzed the fight for women's rights.

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8 – U4.3.3Michigan Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Analyze the antebellum women’s rights (and suffrage) movement by discussing the goals of its leaders and comparing primary source documents from this era to the Declaration of Independence.