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Women's Suffrage

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

a)

be free

b)

vote

c)

go to work

d)

free speech

2.

What was the first year that women were able to vote?

a)

1878

b)

1904

c)

1819

d)

1920

3.

Where did women first gain the right to vote in America?

a)

In the Wyoming Territory

b)

in the southern states

c)

in New York State

d)

in Washington, D.C.

4.

What is a suffragist?

a)

a person who works to end slavery

b)

a person who likes school

c)

a person who supports women's right to vote

d)

a person who suffers in rags

5.

What were some of the things women did to fight for their right to vote?

a)

they wrote letters to President Lincoln asking for his support

b)

they protested, went on hunger strikes, gave speeches and chained themselves to gates

c)

they made signs and banners and hung them in different places

d)

they screamed and yelled and threw fits until they got their way

6.

Which of the following people from history were known as suffragists? Select all that apply

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

7.

What did the 19th Amendment do?

a)

Gave US citizens freedom of speech

b)

Gave women the right to vote

c)

Gave slaves the right to vote

d)

I don't know

8.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
1776
b)
1865
c)
1920
d)
2003
9.

Which one of these women were not part of the women's suffrage movement?

a)

Lacretia Mott

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Elizabet Cady Stanton

d)

Rosa Parks

10.

If women's suffrage movement began around 1850 and the 19th amendment passed in 1920 how many years did women have to fight for their right to vote?

a)

20

b)

60

c)

70

d)

30