Reform Movements in 1800s

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

What does the term "suffrage" mean?

• the right to own slaves

• the right to an education

• the right to vote

• the right own land

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian

Which of the following individuals was a former slave who published a newspaper titled “The North Star” which spoke about the evils of slavery?

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

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

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Halifax Resolves
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

What is the purpose of Seneca Falls Convention?

• abolish slavery

• support abortion

• fight for women's suffrage and many other equal rights

• raise awareness for women's rights

What is the Reform Movement?

• Period of time where America expanded slavery out west

• Time when Americans moved to urban areas

• Era when Americans tried to improve conditions

• Factories replaced hand made products

Who wrote the North Star and worked for rights to better the lives of African Americans and women?

• Harriet Tubman
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Frederick Douglass
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by-

• writing Uncle Tom's Cabin

• publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

• organizing the Underground Railroad

• becoming the first African American senator

Women's suffrage has to do with what?

• Women being able to vote
• Women being able to own property
• Women being able to drink alcohol
• Women being able to work in factories