"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness... The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman." — Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
The structure of this excerpt was most clearly modeled on which earlier American document?
- A
Washington's Farewell Address
- B
The Mayflower Compact
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The Declaration of Independence
- D
The Federalist Papers
Explanation
Stanton consciously paralleled Jefferson's Declaration of Independence — opening, grievances, and revolutionary cadence. The other documents differ in form and purpose.