(1) In the summer of 1848, around two hundred women and men met in Seneca Falls, New York, for the country’s first national women’s rights convention (Levine 277). (2) Many people preferred to watch the waterfall instead of the debates at the Seneca Falls Convention. (3) Women’s suffrage, or the right to vote, was the focus of debate at the convention. (4) However, the participants also drafted demands for other rights, such as property rights and equal education opportunities (Stansell 139). (5) The Seneca Falls Convention was very important. (6) The planning began with a coincidence and took eight years to complete. (7) Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott met at an anti-slavery meeting in London. (8) Stanton was a young newlywed at the time, but she was already known to speak her mind on issues of human rights. (9) Mott was a middle-aged Quaker preacher. (10) Stanton and Mott were both upset because women attending the anti-slavery meeting had to sit behind curtains and were not allowed to speak. (11) They were very bored behind the curtains. (12) Their shared outrage at not being allowed to participate strengthened their desire to fight for women’s rights, and they agreed to hold a nationwide meeting to discuss women’s rights when they returned home. (13) Eight years later, Stanton, Mott, and others held the convention in Stanton’s hometown of Seneca Falls (Stansell 134–136).
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Each state in america has a different seal, or symbol, that represents the traditional culture of that state. the state seal of georgia is rich in meaning, history, and patriotism. when was the seal adopted? 2georgia’s state constitution established the state seal in 1798. however, as georgia’s political circumstances changed, so too did the state’s seal. between 1863 and 1865, georgia used a different state seal to represent its separation from the rest of the country during the civil war. then, from 1868 to1871, georgia’s secretary of state nathan c. barnett hid the original seal when the capital was occupied by the north’s victorious enemy forces. he readopted the original seal in 1872. 4georgia’s state seal remained unchanged for 42 years. then, a law was passed that required the state to alter the date on the seal. the year 1799 had originally appeared on the seal to represent the year that the seal was officially adopted. the new law changed the date on the seal to 1776, the year that america’s founding fathers signed the declaration of independence. what does the seal look like? 5just as coins each have a “heads” side and a “tails” side, state seals also each have a front and a back. the front of the seal shows three tall columns, or pillars. perched atop these pillars is an arch that displays the word “constitution.” the two end pillars are each adorned with a ribbon-like banner that reads “wisdom” and “moderation.” a third banner, reading “justice,” hangs in front of the middle pillar. when read together, the banners make up the official state motto of georgia: “wisdom, justice, and moderation.” the seal also exhibits a picture of a soldier holding a sword. the words “state of georgia” appear along the top. the year 1776 is printed at the bottom. 6the back of the seal portrays a rural shoreline scene featuring a large ship and small boat. also included in the picture are bundles of tobacco plants and cotton and a farmer working in a field. across the top of the seal are the words “agriculture and commerce.” the bottom of the seal is also marked with the year 1776. what do the symbols on the seal represent? 7each item on the seal is symbolic of georgia’s history and the history of america as a united country. the pillars on the front stand for the three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—and how they all work together to support the country and its constitution. the man holding the sword represents soldiers who defend the country and its laws. 8the boats on the back of the seal symbolize the agricultural commerce of georgia. similarly, the farmer and crop bundles represent georgia’s dependence on agriculture for survival. during the mid to late 1800s, over 700,000 cotton bales were produced each year. cotton is still a “king” crop in georgia. the state currently produces almost three million bales per year. this is only one reason why the state is an important asset to its country. read the passage on the left to answer the following questions: 13) the author's main purpose in writing this article is a) to inform. b) to create. c) to persuade. d) to entertain. 14) in paragraph eight, the word asset means a) benefit. b) debt. c) element. d) expense. 15) in paragraph six, the word portrays means a) condescends. b) deceives. c) honors. d) reveals.