Reformists Review

Elizabeth Cady Stanton dedicated her life to women's suffrage. What was the goal of the suffrage movement?

• to help women get hired in factories

• to help women gain the right to vote

• to help women get accepted into college

• to help women enlist in the armed forces

Which is TRUE of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

• They both worked on plantations in the south. 

• They both traveled on the Oregon Trail to live out west.

• Both women helped pave the way for women's equality.

• Both women helped change how people felt about slavery. 

How did Susan B. Anthony contribute to the women's suffrage movement?

• She helped people on the Underground Railroad. 

• She learned to read and write when she was 3 years old.

• She traveled and led protests to bring attention to the cause.

• She prevented protests that brought attention to women's suffrage. 

Which of the following individuals made 19 separate journeys to help more than 200 people escape from slavery? 

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman 

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Why would people have believed Frederick Douglass' writings and speeches about the harsh conditions for enslaved people? 

• He is a former governor of a southern state. 

• He is a former abolitionist who fought to end the Civil War. 

• He is a former slave owner and treated enslaved people badly. 

• He is a former enslaved person and experienced them himself. 

"As a woman, I have many people to thank for winning women the right to vote. Suffragists fought hard so that our voices could be heard in our republic."  -Mary Smith

 

Which of the following people is MOST LIKELY the subject of this quote?

• Sacagawea

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which statements are TRUE of Elizabeth Cady Stanton? Select two choices. 

• She paved the way for equality among all men. 

• She was a conductor in the Underground Railroad. 

• She helped write the Declaration of Independence. 

• She wrote and gave speeches about women's suffrage. 

• She helped organize the first women's convention in 1848. 

What was MOST LIKELY the topic of Sojourner Truth's speech?

• The need to end the Civil War to save lives. 

• The need to abolish slavery in southern states. 

• The need to end the removal of American Indians. 

• The need to stop the campaign for women's suffrage. 

Which activity led Sojourner Truth to travel through the United States? 

• speaking out against slavery

• avoiding capture by slaveholders

• helping enslaved people run away to freedom

• resettling former enslaved persons in free states

Which of the following is the BEST title for this list?

• Susan B. Anthony 

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton