Women's Suffrage

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Suffrage means......

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the right to vote

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The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 crafted a document that was very similar to the __________________.

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Declaration of Independence

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Which of the following most accurately describes the impact World War I had upon the women’s suffrage movement? Since the US participated for only a single year, World War I – although quite influential in the short term – had no real long-term effects for women or their suffrage movement. , Having proven themselves equally capable in the work place, World War I demonstrated that women were just as patriotic and deserving of political rights as American men.

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Having proven themselves equally capable in the work place, World War I demonstrated that women were just as patriotic and deserving of political rights as American men.

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Which of the following is true?
The women’s suffrage movement enjoyed immense success because all American women were unified behind the movement to gain the vote.
The suffrage movement suffered as competing tactics – some demanding an immediate amendment to the Constitution with others calling for a state by state vote – caused division within the ranks of supporters.

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The suffrage movement suffered as competing tactics – some demanding an immediate amendment to the Constitution with others calling for a state by state vote – caused division within the ranks of supporters.

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Which region of the nation was first in granting women the right to vote?

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The western US – Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, etc.

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When did Congress finally approve (ratify) the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?

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1920