Lesson 14: Analyzing Accounts of the Same Topic

According to the articles on page 236, what is the topic of both?

• the Mississippi River

• harmful effects of cold weather

• Zebulon Pikes's exploration

• understanding state borders

Why did Pike make the journey?

• He was bored and had nothing better to do.

• He wanted to find the source of the Mississippi River.

• He wanted to improve the trade routes along the river.

• He wanted to explore the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.

After reading pages 238 and 239, what is the topic of all four articles?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Women's right to vote

• the Constitution of the United States

• life for women during the 1800's

Who was Susan B. Anthony?

• a U.S. Marshall

• a hairstylist that works at a local barbershop

• a teacher of a girl's school

• a speaker who encouraged women to vote

Why did Susan B. Anthony believe woman had the right to vote?

• She was a U.S. citizen

• The preamble of the Constitution

• She became a registered voter

• All of the above

Which statement best describes the difference in how Anthony's attempt to vote presented in the article "U.S. Marshall arrests Anthony" and Anthony's speech "On Women's Right to Vote"?

• The article writer thinks Anthony's attempt to vote was criminal, but Anthony thinks her act was not a crime.

• The article writer thinks Anthony's attempt to vote was brave, but Anthony does not think she acted bravely.

• The article writer reports Anthony's attempt to vote without taking sides, but Anthony reports that she committed a crime.

• The article write does not say whether Anthony's attempt to vote was right or wrong, but Anthony says her act was not a crime.

Which detail from the article, "U.S. Marshall Arrests Anthony," supports your answer to question 6?

• "Then Miss Anthony threatened to take the inspectors to court and sue them for a larger sum of money." ("U.S. Marshal Arrests Anthony")

• "On November 1, Miss Anthony, her three sisters, and eleven other Rochester women registered to vote at a local barbershop." ("U.S. Marshal Arrests Anthony")

• "He ordered Miss Anthony's arrest on November 14."

  ("U.S. Marshal Arrests Anthony")

Which detail from, "On Women's Right to Vote," supports your answer to question 6?

• "It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights... ("On Women's Right to Vote")

• "It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union." ("On Women's Right to Vote")

• "And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people--women as well as men."

  ("On Women's Right to Vote")