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Abolitionists & Women's Suffrage

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
2.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
1776
b)
1865
c)
1920
d)
2003
3.

People who fight for the right to vote are called?

a)

Suffragists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Suffrage

d)

Housewives

4.

What does abolish mean?

a)

to get rid of

b)

to pass a law

c)

to secede

d)

to vote

5.

What is a suffragist?

a)

a person who works to end slavery

b)

a person who suffers many hardships

c)

a person who supports women's right to vote

d)

a person who worked on the Underground Railroad

6.

What major event happened in 1848 that affected women's suffrage?

a)

the Civil War ended and freed the slaves

b)

the first women's rights convention was held

c)

Susan B. Anthony was born

d)

President Lincoln was elected and gave women the right to vote

7.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
8.

Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition( ending slavery) and women's rights?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

9.

What is something that Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common? (more than one answer)

a)

They disagreed with slavery

b)

They felt women should have rights, for example, the right to vote

c)

They felt slavery was okay

d)

They agreed that women should NOT have a voice or vote

10.

She was born as a slave in Maryland; escaped from slavery; made 19 journeys to the South to help others escape; and never lost a slave during her journeys. She is ________________________

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Henry Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

11.

Which of the following individuals was a former slave who published a newspaper titled “The North Star” which spoke about the evils of slavery?

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Harriet Tubman

12.

How did the Underground Railroad help slaves to escape to freedom?

a)

A train took slaves north to Canada

b)

Slaves were able to hide in box cars and head out west

c)

Conductors on trains led slaves to free land

d)

It was a series of paths, safe houses, and secret hiding places that helped the slaves escape.

13.

Why is the 19th Amendment referred to as the Susan B. Anthony amendment?

**19th amendment gave women the right to vote

a)

She worked hard to get it passed

b)

She signed the amendment

c)

She was elected to office and wrote the amendment

d)

She wrote to her Senator and asked the Senator to name the 19th amendment after her

14.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments which was presented at the First Women's Convention in Seneca Falls. Stanton changed the words in this document to say that

a)

" all men are created equal"

b)

"all men and women are created equal"

c)

"all men and women can attend conventions from this day forward"

d)

"all women have the right to vote"

15.
What does the word 'Westward Expansion' mean in U.S. History?
a)
The amount of people that went out for food.
b)
How America expanded its territory across the country.
c)
How ideas influenced people across the world. 
16.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was known for.......
a)
Being a conductor of the Underground Railroad
b)
Fighting for Women's Rights.
c)
The Speech "Ain't I A Woman".
17.
Harriet Tubman was known for......
a)
Being a conductor of the Underground Railroad.
b)
Speaking up for Women's Rights
c)
The Speech "Ain't I A Woman".
18.
What was Sojourner Truth known for?
a)
Being a Conductor of the Underground Railroad
b)
Fighting for Women's Rights
c)
The Speech "Ain't I A Woman". 
19.
Abolitionists believed in all of the following about slavery EXCEPT that it:
a)
violated the principles of democracy
b)
was necessary for the success of the Southern plantation
c)
was cruel and inhumane
d)
was morally wrong.
20.
Who was the famous abolitionist who published the Liberator?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass 
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
21.
What does emancipation mean?
a)
to allow someone to vote
b)
to free someone from slavery
c)
to make someone a slave
d)
to ban someone from voting