Elizabeth Leads the Way

1. Elizabeth had tossed a stone in the water and the ripples grew wider and wider and wider.

• Elizabeth made waves in a pool.

• Elizabeth caused problems at a local church.

• Elizabeth had befun a fight with government leaders.

• Elizabeth had begun the fight for women's rights.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

2. What right does Elizabeth think will change everything?

• the right to vote

• the right to own property

• the right to a fair trial

• 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.5.3

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

• She met her husband.

• She held a meeting at a small church in New York.

• She was invited to a luncheon by Lucretia Mott.

• She heard about a woman who lost her home when her husband died.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• She liked her name.

• She needed his name in order to vote.

• She did what most women did.

• She did not want to give up something that was hers.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• She applied anyway.

• She asked to go to a girls' school.

• She got a job instead.

• She spent her days reading at the library.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1