Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams. Written by Kira Fried. Focus Question. Who was Abigail Adams and why was she important?

阿比盖尔·亚当斯。 作者：基拉·弗里德。 核心问题。 阿比盖尔·亚当斯是谁？她为什么很重要？

Who was Abigail Adams? In the mid -1700s, most women in North America spent their lives caring for their husbands, children, and home. Abigail Adams lived a different sort of life. She ran a farm and raised her children mostly by herself. She also helped shape the United States' first years as a new country.

阿比盖尔·亚当斯是谁？ 在18世纪中期，北美地区的大多数女性一辈子都在照顾丈夫、孩子，料理家务。 阿比盖尔·亚当斯的人生却与众不同。 她经营农场，大部分时候独自抚养孩子。 她还助力美国这个新国家在最初的岁月站稳脚跟。

Early Years Abigail was born on November 11, 1744, in Massachusetts. At the time, Massachusetts was one of the 13 American colonies, which belonged to Great Britain.

早年时光 阿比盖尔1744年11月11日出生在马萨诸塞州。 当时，马萨诸塞是北美13个殖民地之一， 隶属于英国。

Abigail did not go to school. Most girls were not allowed to at the time. Instead, Abigail's mother, Elizabeth, taught her to read and write at home. Abigail was a smart girl who loved to read. She learned about the world by reading her father's many books.

阿比盖尔没有上过学。 那时候大多数女孩都不被允许上学。 相反，阿比盖尔的母亲伊丽莎白 在家教她读书写字。 阿比盖尔是个聪明的女孩，特别爱读书。 她靠读父亲的很多藏书了解世界。

Abigail married John Adams on October 25th, 1764. They lived on a small farm that had been in John's family for many years. John worked as a lawyer and Abigail managed the farm and the money. In 1768, they moved to Boston so John's law business could do better. John was often away from home because of his work.

阿比盖尔在1764年10月25日嫁给了约翰·亚当斯。 他们住在一个小农场里，这片农场在约翰家已经传了很多年。 约翰做律师，阿比盖尔则管理农场和家中财务。 1768年，为了约翰的律师事务所有更好的发展，他们搬到了波士顿。 约翰因为工作缘故经常不在家。

War with Great Britain Soon after Abigail and John were married Great Britain began to treat the colonies unfairly People had to pay many high taxes Many people in the colonies including Abigail and John wanted to break away from Great Britain They wanted the colonies to become their own country

和英国开战 阿比盖尔和约翰结婚后不久 英国开始不公平地对待殖民地 人们要缴纳很多高额税款 殖民地的很多人，包括阿比盖尔和约翰，都想脱离英国独立 他们希望殖民地成为属于自己的国家。