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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which one of these Founding Fathers did NOT own slaves?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
What famous lady penned the letter referred to as "Remember the Ladies"?
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Peggy Shippen
Molly Pitcher
Holding the "wolf by the ear" refers to...
Allowing all social classes to vote
Catching wild animals for fun
Women having jobs outside the home
Freeing slaves could be dangerous
During this time period, women were allowed to...
Divorce their husbands
Stay at home a care for children
Vote
Work outside the home
What % of the population voted in 1796?
About 2%
10%
5%
20%
What was denied to the poor, women, and African Americans?
The right to vote
Freedom of speech
Trial by jury
The right to privacy
What was NOT a requirement to vote in early America?
Owning property
Being a man
Being white
Being married
Why did Washington wait to free his slaves until he died?
He didn't want to have to say a tearful goodbye
He didn't want to loose money
He was teaching his slaves to read and write
He was trying to help them find other jobs
Why weren't minorities given the right to vote?
They lacked education and couldn't be trusted to govern
Minorities didn't care about government
It would have been hard to count all of their votes
Those who could vote wanted to share power
How long will it take for voting rights be be granted to all people over the age of 18?
About 200 years
100 years
300 years
75 days
