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Women's rights was not yet established. This was still a time that women may have run the household but may still have been considered property of the husband. Abigail Adams had a very forward thinking lifestyle. She reminded John Adams to remember the women and their rights when he was meeting to help establish the Constitution.
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∙ 11y agoBecause society perceives men as being more "expendable" than women, and women as being "weaker" than men in combat - both entirely untrue, of course, but things like these are difficult to change.
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∙ 14y agoThe reason why only men signed the Declaration of Independence was because women had no rights at that time.
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∙ 9y agoIn 1776 women had no rights and were just above slaves in men's eyes. They couldn't attend college, own property, have a bank account, or own a business.
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∙ 12y agoThey were signing their lives away. By seceding from Britain they were convicting treason (crossing)against their mother country. This was punishable by death.
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How many men dodged the draft?
The Vietnam War had 16 million men that avoided US military service (dodged the draft).
What forced men into the army in the Civil War?
The Draft.
In October of 1940 how many men were registered for the draft?
16,500,000
Who was required to register for the draft?
Men, age 18 plus.
How were men recruited in world war 2?
90% by the draft
Do girls have to sign up for the military draft at 18 years of age?
No, women are not required to register for the draft.
Who was subject to the draft?
in the USA, only men are eligible for the draft.
Why did men rush to sign up for World War 1?
The United States release heavy amounts of propaganda and there was a draft that required able men to sign up.
Did young men have to enlist in World War 2?
At the beginning of World War Two (and before) men willingly enlisted. The government put the draft in place eventually. The draft weeded out those who were not eligible to serve and those who could. Men continued to enlist willingly though. Some young men who were only 17 uncommonly and fraudulently enlisted too by telling the recruiters they were 18 and often showed false papers.
Did only men sign the constitution?
The American Constitution was signed by 39 men.
Laws that treat men and women differently?
Men and women are treated differently in society. Men are expected to obtain leadership jobs and be stricter with employees. Women are expected to lead with a softer tone and allow employees more flexibility.
What theatrical company was William Shakespeare a charter member of?
Shalespeare was a charter member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men who later became the King's Men.
Who could be drafted in the confederate draft?
The Confederate draft began in 1862 for the Civil war. Men were selected from the ages of 18-35 years of age. As the war continued along its bloody path, the age of draft was changed form 17-50 years of age and the times of service was for three years. Mostly single men were drafted. Married men could only be drafted after all the single men had been drafted. Exemptions to draft included those men who could purchase someone to take his place or even pay his way out of the draft. This method scorned those who were not able to have the financial means to buy their way out of the draft.
How many men dodged the draft?
The Vietnam War had 16 million men that avoided US military service (dodged the draft).
Why did only men sign the Mayflower Compact?
Women didn't have rights back then.
How could men be deferred from the draft?
college
How could men get out of the draft law in the north?
By paying a substitute - a bad system, partly because the rank-&-file resented rich young men who could slide out of their duty, and also because these substitutes could only be deserters, draft-dodgers or over-age men, otherwise they would already be in uniform.
