Women's Suffrage Movement

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

• own a firearm.

• vote in political elections.

• practice your religion.

• free speech.

What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in support of Women’s Suffrage

• It was the first large gathering in the Women’s Suffrage movement

• Women planned the first march in front of the White House

• Women prepared letters to ask for the end of the sale of Alcohol

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

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Why were women suffragists angry about the 15th amendment?

• Because it gave African American men the right to vote but now women.

• Because it made prohibition illegal

• Because it made alcohol illegal

• Women were not angry about the 15th amendment

Which state was the first to grant women full suffrage?

• Massachusetts

• California

• Wyoming

• Wisconsin

Women in the _____ got suffrage sooner than the rest of the United States.

• East

• West

• North

• South

People who opposed the suffragettes were called...?

• Antis

• Sexists

• Nativists

• No one opposed them.

Those opposed to women suffrage believed that women were childlike and incapable of independent thought.

• TRUE

• FALSE

During the Women's Suffrage Movement protests were often used to increased public support. Which constitutional right is being exercised in this photograph?

• The First Amendment
• The Second Amendment
• The Fourth Amendment
• The Sixth Amendment

How did the US government react to women who protested outside of the White House?

• They shot tear gas at them.

• They arrested the women.

• They sympathized and fed the women

• The government did nothing and let them protest.