In a series of speeches before her trial for breaking the law by voting in an 1872 federal election, Susan B. Anthony defender h
er action with these words: "...It is downright mockery (insulting) to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of... The ballot." This excerpt could help support the thesis that Susan B. Anthony believed that denying the right to vote was A.An offense punishable by law. b.An example of the state's failure to enforce the Constitution. c. A violation of the principles of the Constitution. d. A way for political parties to exercise power.
This excerpt comes from the famous speech made by Susan B. Anthony called On Woman's Right to Vote that she made after her indictment. Here she calls on the preamble of the United States Constitution where it is said that the people, not white male citizens of the United States have the right to vote and hold office. So she is saying here that denying women the right to vote is a violation of the US Constitution.
According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of the Tiber about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the sea at Ostia. Tiber Island, in the center of the river between Trastevere and the ancient city center, was the site of an important ancient ford and was later bridged.
He believed that the colonists should fight for their freedom from Great Britain. Paine believed that if the colonists believed in themselves and in the causes for which they were fighting, success would follow.
B. Creating a two house legislature, the senate which each state gets 2 senators for representation and the house of representative which has representation based on the population of a state
Born December 10, 1805, Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.—died May 24, 1879, New York, New York
American journalistic crusader who published a newspaper, The Liberator (1831–65), and helped lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States.
, American journalistic crusader who published a newspaper, The Liberator (1831–65), and helped lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States.
He also served a short term in jail for libeling a Newburyport merchant who was engaged in the coastal slave trade. Released in June 1830
however variously it was interpreted by American reformers, condemned slavery as a national sin, called for emancipation at the earliest possible moment, and proposed schemes for incorporating the freedmen into American society. Through The Liberator, which circulated widely both in England and the United States, Garrison soon achieved recognition as the most radical of American antislavery advocates.
