Elizabeth Leads the Way Comp

Elizabeth had tossed a stone in the water and the ripples grew wider and wider and wider.
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• Elizabeth made waves in a pool.
• Elizabeth caused problems at a local church.
• Elizabeth had begun the fight for women's rights.
• Elizabeth had befun a fight with government leaders.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What right does Elizabeth think will change everything?

• the right to vote
• the right to a fair trial
• the right to own property
• the right to earn a fair wage

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

When did Elizabeth get fired up about women's rights?

• She met her husband.
• She was invited to a luncheon by Lucretia Mott.
• She held a meeting at a small church in New York.
• She heard about a woman who lost her home when her husband died.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When Elizabeth got married, why did she add her husband's name to hers?

• She liked her name.
• She did what most women did.
• She needed his name in order to vote.
• She did not want to give up something that was hers.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How did Elizabeth solve the problem of not being able to go to college?

• She applied anyway.
• She got a job instead.
• She asked to go to a girls' school.
• She spent her days reading at the library.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1