Domain 11 - Lesson 2: Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony

Multiple Choice

The woman fought for girls and women to be able to go to school and get the kinds of jobs boys and men could get.

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Susan B. Anthony

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Rosa Parks

Core vocabulary

abolitionists (n)

People who worked to end slavery.

Example: Many abolitionists worked tirelessly to end slavery in the U.S.

Core vocabulary

ballots (n)

slips of paper, or electronic methods, used to cast or record votes.

Example: We used paper ballots to record our votes for class president.

Poll

Which situation could you cast ballots?

• Teachers should give more homework every night.

• Our class should take a field trip to the zoo.

• Children should go to school on Saturdays and Sundays.

• Teacher should never give tests.

• Our class should have cookies and milk everyday.

Core vocabulary

influential (adj)

having the ability to persuade, or convince, someone.

Example: The young politician was to influential that he was able to persuade members of the opposing party to change their minds.

Core vocabulary

jury (n)

a group of people selected to listen to evidence in a trial and decide the result.

Example: The jury is unanimous in its decision that the defendants was not guilty.

Core vocabulary

suffrage (n)

the right to vote.

Example: Susan B. Anthony fought for women;s suffrage during her lifetime.

Susan B. Anthony

An Advocate for Women's Rights

Multiple Select

Important works that President Lincohn did in his life-time

• abolition of slavery

• women's rights including the rights to vote

• led the country during the Civil War

• issued the Emancipation Proclamation

Multiple Select

Important works that Susan B. Anthony did in her life-time

• abolition of slavery

• women's rights including the rights to vote

• led the country during the Civil War

• issued the Emancipation Proclamation

Multiple Select

For what caused did Susan B. Anthony fight in her lifetime? (choose 2)

• women's right to vote

• freedom for all enslaved people

• for better education

• for a good job

Multiple Choice

From an early age, Susan B. Anthony believed that everyone should have equal rights. Why did she feel this way?

• Her family was Quaker, and she was raised with the Quaker belief that everyone is equal.

• Her family was enslaved, and she wanted to escape from slavery.

• Her family is a landowner, and she felt bad for the enslaved people.

Multiple Choice

Did Susan find that everyone was treated equally when she went to school?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How were people treated unequally?

• Boys and girls are treated differently at school: boys got more attention and receive more instruction.

• Boys and girls are treated differently at school: girls got more attention and receive more instruction.

• Boys and girls are treated equally at school.

Multiple Choice

Did Susan find that everyone was treated equally when she stared teaching?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How were people treated unequally?

• Like other female teachers, Susan did the same work as male teachers, but was paid more money.

• Like other female teachers, Susan did the same work as male teachers, but was paid less money.

• Like other female teachers, Susan did the same work as male teachers, and was paid the same amount of money.

Multiple Choice

Susan B. Anthony used words to fight for the causes she believe in. Do you think using words is a good way to fight for equality or for a cause?

• Yes

• No