HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Abigail Adams
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When you stir the pot, the sum rises to the top . Greater sense of equality among free white men: ex. organization called cincinnatus . After war league opened that is open to all soldiers in the war and their sons: washington is leader. After war washington goes home to farm. Open to officers but not to the common soldiers (joseph plum martin"s) Thomas jefferson- basically says blacks do not do anything right. Everybody knows prior to war whites are superior to colored, separate whites and blacks. All black guys don"t take no for an answer. Phyllis wheatly: name of the family that owned her, writes poems, contributes to war so she is free, marries, fades into obscurity, and dies in childbirth. John and abigail adams intelligent: abigail goes to school, john not home, abigail runs the farm, letter march 31 1776: they write letters to each other. Says to give up the title of master.
