Abigail Adams

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Abigail Adams

• The believer in a united country

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Early Years

• Abigail Adams was born on November 22, 1744
• She grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts
• She married John Adams at the age of 19

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Accomplishments

• Becoming intelligent enough to complete some of
  the amazing things that she did
• Explaining loudly and clearly what she thought
  about slavery and womens rights
• Showing what life was like during the time of the
  Revolution (although she didnt even know that
  she showed that)

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Role In The Revolution

• Giving strong opinions about the colonists rights
• Speaking out about being a formed, united country

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Important Events and Dates

• 1773-The Boston Tea Party took place
• 1774-Abigails husband, John, was elected to the
  Continental Congress
• 1775-The Revolutionary War began
• 1783-The Revolutionary War ended
• 1789-John was elected as the vice president of
  the United States

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Struggles

• Getting everybody to listen to her when she
  talked about rights and equality
• Taking care of and supporting the whole family
  every time that John went away
• Being turned down by others because she was a
  woman

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Character Traits

• Hardworking
• Strong-minded
• Intelligent

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Other Interesting Facts

• She never spent a single day in school-she
  learned to read and write from her parents, and
  once she could read, books did the rest
• She and John owned a farm in Braintree,
  Massachusetts
• Abigails 2nd daughter, Susanna, was born in
  December, but she died in February, only 2 months
  after she was born

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Credits

• Created by Lola Murnighan
• A 4th grade student