Unit 1 Assessment

1.) Which idea does paragraph one support?

• A. The author believes that the struggle for equal rights is ongoing.

• B. The author hopes that other countries will extend its voting law

• C. The author wants readers to appreciate the efforts of the suffragists.

• D. The author thinks that voting is the most important action a citizen can take.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

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2.) Based on the selection, which inference can the reader make about voting rights before the Nineteenth Amendment was passed?

• A. Each state determined the voting rights of its women.

• B.In the North and the South, all women had voting rights.

• C. Women never had voting rights anywhere in the nation.

• D. Women had voting rights if they met certain conditions.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.) In paragraph 3, what does the phrase "pick up steam" suggest about the women's suffrage movement?

• A. that its 1848 convention was held on a passenger ship

• B. that the women involved became frustrated at the slow pace of change

• C. that the pressure on large cities to extend voting rights increased

• D. that its size grew as did its incluence in the nation's politics

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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4.) Which sentence from the selection supports the inference that some men supported the women's suffrage movement?

• A. "By the early 1800's, voting rights had been extended to most white men."

• B. "Some men argued that women should concern themselves only with household and family matters."

• C. "About forty men also attended the convention."

• D. However, the group split up due to disagreements concerning the Fifteenth Amendment."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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5.) Which important idea connects paragraph 5 and 6?

• A. the cooperation between Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe

• B. the important social changes that resulted from the Civil War

• C. the partnership of Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony

• D. the disagreement over the rights in the Fifteenth Amendment

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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6.) In paragraph 6, what does advocates mean?

• A. supporters

• B. politicians

• C. voters

• D. critics

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.) Which statement summarizes why the women's suffrage movement were divided over the Fifteenth Amendment?

• A. Some felt the amendment should be delayed until women could practice law, while others felt it should pass immediately.

• B. Some felt the amendment should give the vote to African American women first, while others felt all women should be able to vote.

• C. Some felt the vote should be given to all Americans, while others felt the amendment was a step in the right direction.

• D. Some felt the amendment should allow states to decide who voted, others felt it should be a national amendment.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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8.) Which quote reveals a disagreement within the suffrage movement?

• A. "Some men argued that women should concern themselves only with household and family matters."

• B. "Some women, including Stanton and Anthony, would not support the amendment because they felt that it should extend voting rights to all American citizens."

• C. "While some saw the Fifteenth Amendment as a setback for the women's suffrage movement, this did not discourage activists in their fight to win the right to vote."

• D. "In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, several states in the West extended

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9.) How does the author help the reader understand the connections between the women's suffrage movement and the abolitionist movement?

• A. by describing the common enemies of both groups

• B. by contrasting the leading member of both groups

• C. by emphasizing how both groups had different objectives

• D. by explaining how both groups were fighting for the right to vote

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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10.) What does the author mean when she says that being a citizen without the right to vote is like "sitting in a row boat without any oars?"

• A. Women spent a lot of time waiting for things to happen.

• B. Women had no say and no control.

• C. Women had to relax and be patient.

• D. Women were forced to go along with everyone else.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6