Class III Women's Suffrage Movement Quiz

What does suffrage mean?

• Suffering

• A form of protest against government policies.
• The right to free speech

• The right to vote in political elections

In 1776, ______wrote a letter to her husband who was helping to write America's new laws. She wrote “Remember the ladies…” and her husband laughed at her request.

Who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, the first Women's Rights Convention in the United States? Choose all that apply.

• Alice Paul

• Lucretia Mott

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• The Haudenosaunee society was matrilineal.

  Women made decisions about the land and farmed it.

• They owned their own property and made decisions about war and peace. What does matrilineal mean?

• Matrilineal means lineage is traced through the father's side.
• Matrilineal means lineage is traced through the mother's side.
• Matrilineal means women do not have property rights.
• Matrilineal means decisions are made solely by men.

Sojourner Truth (1797-1893) was a prominent a leader in the women's rights movement. Describe her in one word:

In ____, (year) the 19th amendment was passed granting women the right to vote in the U.S.

Even after the passage of the 19th amendment, groups of women faced barriers to voting. Which act helped ALL women have access to voting?

• Women Suffrage Act of 1920
• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

Suffragists used many tactics to fight for their right to vote. What tactic do you mostly use to fight for causes you believe in?

• Marches/Parades

• Petitions

• Lobbying

• Spreading awareness through word of mouth or writing