Women's Suffrage Quiz

What is suffrage?

• The right to free speech

• The right to own property

• The right to vote

• The right to bear arms

When was the 19th amendment passed?

• 1776

• 1848

• 1920

• 1965

Who wrote a letter to John Adams urging him to remember the ladies during the American Revolution?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Abigail Adams

• Lucy Stone

• Susan B. Anthony

What was the belief in the 19th century that the home was a woman's special sphere?

• Cult of Domesticity

• Manifest Destiny

• Industrial Revolution

• Great Awakening

Which event in 1848 is considered a significant event in the fight for women's suffrage?

• Seneca Falls Convention

• Boston Tea Party

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

Who formed the National Woman's Party and employed more radical tactics in the fight for suffrage?

• Carrie Chapman Catt

• Susan B. Anthony

• Alice Paul

• Lucy Stone

Which amendment granted African-American men the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What was the primary goal of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?

• To win suffrage state by state

• To advocate for women's education

• To lobby for federal suffrage amendment

• To support the 15th Amendment

Who was the first known woman to speak publicly about abolition and women's rights issues in 1832?

• Sojourner Truth

• Ida B. Wells

• Harriet Tubman

• Mariah Stewart

What was the primary strategy of the National Women's Party in the fight for suffrage?

• Lobby for women's education

• Support the 15th Amendment

• Win suffrage state by state

• Pressure the federal government to pass a suffrage amendment