3. “And we not only groan under our own Burden, but with Concern, & Horror, look forward, & Contemplate, the miserable Condition of our
Children, who are training up, and kept in Preparation, for a like State of
Bondage, and Servitude. [We ask] your Honours serious Consideration,
whether it is consistent with the present Claims, of the united States to
hold so many Thousands ... in perpetual Slavery."-From Connecticut
Slaves Petition for Freedom, 1779 (Analyzing)

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt