Seneca Falls Convention

Which of these advocated for woman's rights in the 19th century?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Harriet Tubman

• Dorothea Dix

What does Suffrage mean?

• The ability to endure pain.

• The right to have children.

• The right to own property.

• The right to vote.

In 1849 women were expected to

• Get a job and contribute to the home financially

• Go to college and only marry if she really wanted to.

• Get married and live at home taking care of the home.

• Participate in the political decisions of the country.

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention?

• It fought for the social, civil, and religious rights of women.

• It fought for the rights of slaves and freedom of slaves.

• It fought for the idea that the nation should become more peaceful in light of things like bleeding Kansas.

• It fought for the rights of women to stay at home and not be forced to work in factories.

The ninth resolution at the Seneca Falls Convention called for

• The right to marry who they wanted.

• The right to own property.

• The right vote.

• The right to run for political office.

Which one of these things is not mentioned as something that women weren't allowed to do in the Seneca Falls reading passage?

• speak in church

• raise lil childs

• vote

• enter into contracts

Which two women were mainly responsible for organizing the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

• Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Beecher Stowe and Lucretia Mott

Which of the following documents became the major achievement of the Seneca Falls Convention?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of the Rights of Women

• The 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution

• The Declaration of Sentiments

Which of these best describes how many journalists felt about the convention?

• Newspapers reported that the convention was uneventful and boring.

• Journalists were shocked, saying it was unnatural for women to want equal rights.

• Every newspaper praised the event; no one had anything negative to say about it.

• There were no articles about it, because no one knew it was happening.

According to the Seneca Falls article, in the 1830s and 1840s, there were a few women who began to speak up for the rights of women.

• True

• False