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The Seneca Falls Convention &

The Declaration of Sentiments. The Seneca Falls Convention &. Seneca Falls Convention. July 1848, -Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and a few other women organized the first women’s right convention in Seneca Falls, New York.

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The Seneca Falls Convention &

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  1. The Declaration of Sentiments The Seneca Falls Convention &

  2. Seneca Falls Convention July 1848, -Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and a few other women organized the first women’s right convention in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention issued a Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions modeled on the Declaration of Independence.

  3. A Declaration of Sentiments The most controversial issue concerned suffrage Elizabeth Stanton insisted that they include a demand for woman suffrage, but the idea of women voting was too radical.

  4. Categorizing Grievances • Reread through the list of grievances in the Declaration of Sentiments. • In your group, categorize the grievances that you are assigned based on GPERSIA categories Political, Social or Economic • Each group member should be able to defend your choices

  5. Comparing Two Declarations The Declaration of Independence and The Declaration of Sentiments

  6. The Five Parts of The Declaration of Independence • Preamble • “When in the Course of Human events…” • The Rights of the People • “…We hold these truths to be self evident…” • List of Grievances • “…He has refused his assent to laws…for the public good…” • Efforts to avoid separation • “…We have petitioned for a redress of grievances in the most humblest terms…” • Independence Declared • “…These united colonies are, of right ought to be free and independent states…”

  7. Comparing Two Declarations Independence Sentiments

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