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John Adams Explains Why People Without Property Should Not Be Able to Vote
James Sullivan, a state court judge in Massachusetts and colleague of John Adams, was often sympathetic to those who thought women and non-elite men should have a voice in the new nation’s government. Adams disagreed, explaining to Sullivan [...]
Tags: Revolutionary War, Voting
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815)
Slaves Petition the Massachusetts Legislature (short version)
Throughout the revolutionary era, scores of slaves signed petitions that linked their demands for freedom with the cause of American independence. Below is the text of one such petition presented to the Massachusetts legislature.
Tags: Revolutionary War
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815)