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Equality?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these Founding Fathers did NOT own slaves?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

2.

What famous lady penned the letter referred to as "Remember the Ladies"?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Martha Washington

c)

Peggy Shippen

d)

Molly Pitcher

3.

Holding the "wolf by the ear" refers to...

a)

Allowing all social classes to vote

b)

Catching wild animals for fun

c)

Women having jobs outside the home

d)

Freeing slaves could be dangerous

4.

During this time period, women were allowed to...

a)

Divorce their husbands

b)

Stay at home a care for children

c)

Vote

d)

Work outside the home

5.

What % of the population voted in 1796?

a)

About 2%

b)

10%

c)

5%

d)

20%

6.

What was denied to the poor, women, and African Americans?

a)

The right to vote

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Trial by jury

d)

The right to privacy

7.

What was NOT a requirement to vote in early America?

a)

Owning property

b)

Being a man

c)

Being white

d)

Being married

8.

Why did Washington wait to free his slaves until he died?

a)

He didn't want to have to say a tearful goodbye

b)

He didn't want to loose money

c)

He was teaching his slaves to read and write

d)

He was trying to help them find other jobs

9.

Why weren't minorities given the right to vote?

a)

They lacked education and couldn't be trusted to govern

b)

Minorities didn't care about government

c)

It would have been hard to count all of their votes

d)

Those who could vote wanted to share power

10.

How long will it take for voting rights be be granted to all people over the age of 18?

a)

About 200 years

b)

100 years

c)

300 years

d)

75 days