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Women's Studies Week 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
a)
14th 
b)
15th 
c)
19th 
d)
23rd
2.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
1776
b)
1865
c)
1920
d)
2003
3.

Suffrage means......

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right for women to vote

c)

the women who fought for women’s rights

d)

the fight for women’s rights

4.

The 19 th Amendment:

a)

abolished slavery

b)

created prohibition

c)

gave African-American men the right to vote

d)

gave women the right to vote

5.

The first Women’s Rights Convention was held in:

a)

Niagara Falls, NY

b)

Seneca Falls, NY

c)

Sonoma Falls, NY

d)

Seleca Falls, NY

6.

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

a)

Lacretia Mott

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Elizabet Cade Stanton

d)

Rosa Parks

7.

Where was the first Women's Rights Convention held in 1848?

a)

Dallas, Texas

b)

Seneca Falls, New York

c)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

d)

Nashville, Tennessee

8.

At a women's rights convention in Akron, Ohio, __________________, a former slave, delivers her now memorable speech, "Ain't I a woman?"

a)

Betsy Ross

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Alice Paul

9.

Many women were fined and arrested for attempting to vote.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

The Senate finally passes the ____ Amendment and the ratification process begins. On August 26, 1920 - Three quarters of the state legislatures ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. American Women win full voting rights.

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

e)

22nd

11.
The first official political meeting to address the issue of Women's Rights was held here.
a)
Albany
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Seneca Falls
d)
Buffalo
12.
The year the meeting for women's Rights in Seneca Falls was held was -
a)
1831
b)
1492
c)
1848
d)
1920
13.
The terms suffrage and franchise refer to this -
a)
Slavery
b)
Voting
c)
Trade
d)
Income
14.

The right to vote is called

a)

suffering

b)

claiming

c)

suffrage

d)

demand

15.

Some reasons women wanted the right to vote (pick more than one)

a)

they wanted to go to college

b)

they wanted to stay at home

c)

they wanted to own land

d)

they wanted to be better than men

16.

The place where women met to discuss women's rights.

a)

the Statue of Liberty

b)

Seneca Falls, New York

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Paramus, New Jersey

17.

A change to the Constitution is called

a)

a protest

b)

an amendment

c)

a mistake

d)

a movement

18.

The efforts of a group of people to reach a common goal is called

a)

a Constitution

b)

a party

c)

states rights

d)

a movement

19.

Some things women did to fight for the right to vote were (select more than one)

a)

wrote books

b)

gave speeches

c)

baked cookies

d)

protested in the streets

e)

stopped working

20.

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

a)

1878

b)

1904

c)

1819

d)

1920

21.

This famous woman fought for women's right to vote by writing speeches and books about the importance of women voting

a)

Betsy Ross

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton