U6C1 Women's Suffrage

Why were people in the 1800s shocked by the stories told by the Grimké sisters?

• People thought women should not speak to the public.

• People were not interested in stories.

• The stories were too long.

• The stories were about animals.

What was life like for women in the early 1800s?

• Women rarely spoke in public and did not have equal rights.

• Women were the leaders of the community.

• Women had more rights than men.

• Women were the main decision-makers.

In most states in the early 1800s, what happened to everything a woman owned when she got married?

• It became the property of her husband.

• It was given to her children.

• It was donated to charity.

• It remained hers.

What did the Declaration of Sentiments include?

• Ideas from the Declaration of Independence and a list of unfair treatments.

• A list of new laws for men.

• A collection of stories about animals.

• A guide to cooking.

What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton demand in the Declaration of Sentiments?

• That women be given the right to vote.

• That men should cook dinner.

• That children should go to school.

• That everyone should have a pet.

How did Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony feel about the treatment of women? How do you know?

• They were angry about the unequal treatment of women.

• They were happy with the treatment of women.

• They were indifferent to the treatment of women.

• They were confused about the treatment of women.

Why did Susan B. Anthony vote in the 1872 election?

• She wanted to be president.

• She wanted women to be given equal rights to men.

• She was asked by the government.

• She wanted to change the voting system.

How did Susan B. Anthony probably feel when the judge didn’t allow her to speak?

• Happy and excited.

• Angry and frustrated.

• Indifferent and calm.

• Joyful and relieved.

What two topics did Sojourner Truth speak publicly about?

• Ending slavery and the need for women’s suffrage.

• Education and healthcare.

• Technology and innovation.

• Sports and entertainment.

How was Sojourner Truth different from the women who organized the Seneca Falls convention?

• She was a powerful speaker.

• She could not read or write and had experienced being enslaved.

• She was a famous author.

• She was a politician.