English

Mikayla Alexander

6 March, 00:31

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Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of the speech.

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we,

the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.

The phrase "we the people" appears at the beginning of the Constitution of the United States.

Why does Anthony use versions of that phrase in her speech?

A

To criticize the Constitution as a flawed document

B

To appeal to her audience's sense of fairness

C

To argue that women should be able to own property

D

To claim that white, male citizens did not form the country

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