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Adams, Abigail. "Letter to John Adams, March 31, 1776," in Root of Bitterness. Editors Nancy Cott, Jeanne Boydston, Ann Braude, Lori Ginzberg, Molly Ladd-Taylor. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1996: 72. Print.

"I long to hear that you have declared an independency - and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention are not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation."

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Kristen Kim

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Identify this as a Primary or Secondary source.

Adams, Abigail. "Letter to John Adams, March 31, 1776," in Root of Bitterness. Editors Nancy Cott, Jeanne Boydston, Ann Braude, Lori Ginzberg, Molly Ladd-Taylor. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1996: 72. Print.

"I long to hear that you have declared an independency - and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention are not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation."

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Holden Burnett · Answer 1

Answer: This source is a primary source.

Explanation: The title informs you that it is a letter originally published in 1776. Letters and diaries are primary sources. The author writes as if they were there to witness the events firsthand.