Question

john and abigail adams, letters
husband and wife john and abigail adams were key figures in the american revolution and did much to further the patriot cause. these excerpts are from two of their letters to each other about the declaration of independence.
\time has been given for the whole people, maturely to consider the great question of independence, and to ripen their judgment, ① dissipate their fears, and allure their hopes, by discussing it in newspapers and pamphlets, by debating it in assemblies, conventions, committees of safety and inspection, in town and county meetings, as well as in private conversations, ② so that the whole people, in every colony of the thirteen, have now adopted it as their own act. this will cement the union...\
—john adams
philadelphia, 3 july 1776\
\i long to hear that you have declared
dissipate means to make disappear.
who is john adams including in his opinion that independence should be considered and accepted?
some spellings in abigails letter are british spellings, and others may be spellings used at the time.
what phrase in abigails letter compares womens views on laws to the colonists view on british laws?
analyzing primary sources
cite specific evidence from the letters to support your answers.

1. determine authors point of view how does john adams think that the colonists can form a unified opinion on the question of

Explanation:

1. The definition of "dissipate" is given directly as "to make disappear".
2. To answer who John Adams includes in his opinion about independence, one would need to refer to the full - text of the letters. But from the context, he likely means the whole people of the thirteen colonies as he mentions the whole people considering the question of independence and adopting it as their own act.
3. The statement about spellings in Abigail's letter just provides information about the nature of the spellings used.
4. To find the phrase in Abigail's letter comparing women's views on laws to the colonists' view on British laws, one would need to closely read her letter. For the sub - question about John Adams' point of view on colonists forming a unified opinion, one should look for statements in his letter about how the process of discussion and debate (in newspapers, assemblies etc.) has led or can lead to a unified opinion.

Answer:

1. Dissipate means "to make disappear".
2. Likely the whole people of the thirteen colonies.
3. Information about spellings in Abigail's letter.
4. Need to read Abigail's letter to find the phrase. For John Adams' point of view on unified opinion: Look for statements about the process of discussion leading to unity in his letter.