Understanding Women's Suffrage

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. What is the main idea of the passage?

• Women worked in factories during the 1920s.

• Women fought for and gained the right to vote in the United States.

• The Constitution was written in 1920.

• Susan B. Anthony was a famous writer.

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Who were two leaders mentioned in the passage who worked for women’s suffrage?

• Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

• Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman

• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. What year did women in the United States gain the right to vote?

• 1776

• 1865

• 1920

• 2000

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the women’s suffrage movement and the 19th Amendment?

• The 19th Amendment started the women’s suffrage movement.

• The women’s suffrage movement led to the passing of the 19th Amendment.

• The 19th Amendment ended all voting rights.

• The women’s suffrage movement was not related to voting.

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Which event happened first?

• The 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution.

• Women fought for the right to vote.

• Women voted in the first election.

• The Constitution was written.

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. How did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton help the women’s suffrage movement?

• They wrote the Constitution.

• They worked to change laws so women could vote.

• They fought in a war.

• They became presidents.

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Which of the following best explains why the 19th Amendment was important?

• It allowed only men to vote.

• It gave women the right to vote, making voting fairer.

• It ended the Civil War.

• It created new states.

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Explain how the key details in the passage support the main idea that women worked hard to gain the right to vote.

• The passage lists the names of leaders and the year the amendment was passed, showing the effort and time it took.

• The passage talks about men voting.

• The passage describes a war.

• The passage explains how to write a law.

Read the passage below and answer the question. **Passage:** Women’s suffrage was the movement to give women the right to vote. In the United States, women fought for many years to gain this right. Leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard to change laws. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Describe the sequence of events that led to women gaining the right to vote in the United States.

• Women voted, then the 19th Amendment was passed, then they started the suffrage movement.

• Women started the suffrage movement, leaders worked to change laws, and then the 19th Amendment was passed.

• The 19th Amendment was passed, then women started the suffrage movement.

• Women became presidents, then the 19th Amendment was passed.