Winning the Vote

Voting in the United States today is different from the way it was before 1920, because before 1920

• only men were allowed to vote

• women were not allowed to protest against voting

• neither men nor women were allowed to vote

• voting was not any different than it is today.

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The author included a quote from Molly Murphy MacGregor because

• she helped to fight for women's rights in the 1920's

• she is a woman

• she is the president of the National Women's History Project

• all of the above

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Voting in the United States today is similar to voting in 1920, because

• only men can vote.

• only women can vote.

• both men and women are not allowed to vote.

• both men and women can vote.

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Voting was/is important to many women in

• neither in 1920 not today

• both 1920 and today

• today

• 1920

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What does the word "suffrage" mean according to the text?

• a way of surfing

• women's suffering

• the right to vote

• equal rights for men and women

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According to the text, when did the women's suffrage movement begin?

• in the 1600s

• in the 1700s

• in the 1800s

• in the 1900s

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How does the author introduce the idea of women's suffrage?

• by arguing that men have tried to keep women out of politics for centuries

• by quoting Molly Murphy MacGregor, the president of the National Women's History Project

• by providing a simple definition of women's suffrage

• by asking readers to imagine what life was like before women's suffrage

Read this paragraph from the text

The women's suffrage movement began in the 1800s. Suffrage is the right to vote. To win this right, women held protests and marches. Hundreds of those women were arrested and jailed.

What conclusion can you draw based on this information?

• The women's suffrage movement is called suffrage because women suffered when they tried to vote.

• The women's suffrage movement continues today because some women are still not allowed to vote.

• Women had to work hard to win the right to vote and were punished for standing up for this right.

• Men worked just as hard as women to ensure the right to vote for women. They also protested.

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Which conclusion about 1776 is supported by the text?

• In 1776, women protested for the right to vote.

• In 1776, women protested against the United States.

• In 1776, women did not have the same rights as men.

• In 1776, women held marches

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Which statement supports the main idea of the text?

• 1. Hundreds of women were arrested and jailed.

• 1. Suffrage is the right to vote.

• 1. Women in the U.S. won the right to vote after years of struggle.

• 1. Women’s groups honor those who fought for women’s suffrage

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