Literature Focus Quiz 31 (69-72) Familiar Letters- Analysis of Hamilton's Letter of Schuyler Flashcards
During the 18th century, sending letters by post was
expensive
Which couple wrote courtship letters to each other that are saved in a keepsake volume?
Elizabeth Linn and Charless Brockden Brown
What is a ‘familiar letter’?
a letter between romantic partners, family members, of friends
In his letter to Elizabeth Schyuler from August 1780, Alexander Hamilton referred to his fiance as
Betsey
On what basis does Alexander Hamilton compare his fiance Elizabeth Schuyler to Brutus’s wfie Portia?
Dedication to her country
In his letter to Elizabeth Schuyler Alexander Hamilton writes, ‘But she is an obstinate old dame, and seems determined to ruin her whole family’ Who is the ‘she’?
England
Who wrote that citizens of America, and especially women, need to learn the ‘absolute necessity of implicit obedience’?
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton asked Elizabeth Schuyler in his letter, ‘Do you soberly relish the pleasure of being a
Founding Fathers wife?
Which of the following descriptions regarding Alexander Hamilton’s letter to Elizabeth Schuyler in August 1780 is FALSE?
He asks her to marry him even though he does not have much money
In Alexander Hamilton’s letter to Elizabeth Schuyler, he advises her not to imagine herself a
shepherdess
What did Elizabeth Schuyler do with the letters between her and Alexander Hamilton when she found out about his infidelity?
burn him
Alexander Hamilton wrote Elizabeth Schuyler in August 1780 from
the battlefield
Where was Alexander Hamilton left an orphan after his mother died?
St. Croix
In his letter to Elizabeth Schuyler, what does Alexander Hamilton say about the right of resistance?
Women should not resist or question authority
What were the coveture laws in New York during the 18th century?
Any land or income owned by a woman became her busband’s once they got married
