Chapter 9 Practice (7th Grade)

Which idea did the author of the Declaration of Sentiments adapt from the Declaration of Independence?

• All people are created equal.

• All people are subject to the government.

• People may ignore a government that does not protect their rights.

• People may abolish a government that does not protect their rights.

Add the name of each suffragist leader to the table next to her contributions to the suffrage movement.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• After being refused at the anti-slavery conference, she organized the Seneca Falls Convention, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, and cofounded the National Woman Suffrage Association

• Sojourner Truth

• She was a formerly enslaved Black woman who became a nationally known speaker as she worked to improve the rights of Black people & women

• Susan B. Anthony

• she campaigned for voting rights & equal rights, voted even though it was illegal, and cofounded the National Woman Suffrage Association

Which statement BEST describes the role the Seneca Falls Convention played in the women’s suffrage movement?

• It was the convention that approved the 19th amendment.

• It was the convention that led to the abolitionist movement.

• It was the convention that expanded women’s suffrage to other countries.

• It was the convention that first organized a movement toward women’s suffrage in the United States.

“I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that?”

What is Sojourner Truth arguing in this speech?
(Choose 2)

• Her experiences prove that women are better than men.

• Her experiences prove that women are strong and capable.

• Her experiences prove that women need to be taken care of.

• Her experiences prove that women need to be taken care of.

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

• to give enslaved people the right to vote

• to eliminate slavery in the United States

• to help Southerners catch people who escaped from slavery

• to stop slavery from spreading into new U.S. territories

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

Dorothea Lynde Dix worked in the ​ (a)   movement.

She worked to change the treatment of ​ (b)   .

• prison reform
• mentally ill people
• education reform
• children
• enslaved people

Which statement correctly explains Horace Mann’s role in reform movements?

• Horace Mann supported public education for prisoners.

• Horace Mann supported public education for all children.

• Horace Mann supported public education for mentally ill people.

• Horace Mann supported public education for those who could afford it.

Which person’s name belongs in the center of the graphic organizer?

• Harriet Tubman

• Mary Church Terrell

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

Which person is described by the text in the box?

• Harriet Tubman

• Mary Church Terrell

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• The book’s rational summary of plantation economics turned many Southerners against slavery.

• The book’s rational summary of plantation economics turned many Northerners against slavery.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.