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WorksheetsWomen's Suffrage
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 33mins
Suffrage means......
the right to vote
the right for women to vote
the women who fought for women’s rights
the fight for women’s rights
People who fight for the right to vote are called?
Suffragists
Abolitionists
Suffrage
Housewives
Which U.S. President was in the administration when the 19th Amendment was destined to be passed?
President Wilson
President F. Roosevelt
President Taft
President Hoover
Letter-writing campaigns and public marches are examples of what kind of protest?
Non-violent protest
Angry protest
Suffrage protest
Boycott
What obstacle had to be overcome before women earned the right to vote?
The belief that women could not be taught to read
The belief that women could not hold any job outside the home
The belief that women could only vote for female candidates
The belief that women weren't educated enough to vote
Which of the following most accurately describes the role that women played in World War I?
Women – actively recruited by the government for combat positions – served with distinction on the front lines of Europe; thereby, contributing to the overall American victory.
Women – as required by the social expectations of the day – remained on the home front caring for children and tending the home patiently awaiting the return of husbands, brothers and fathers.
Women – eager to contribute to the war effort – took jobs in factories and other war related businesses; thereby, providing a valuable labor source while American men fought overseas.
Which of the following most accurately describes the impact World War I had upon the women’s suffrage movement?
Since the US participated for only a single year, World War I – although quite influential in the short term – had no real long-term effects for women or their suffrage movement.
Having proven themselves equally capable in the work place, World War I demonstrated that women were just as patriotic and deserving of political rights as American men.
Though World War I opened up many new economic opportunities, it did little to change the views most American men held; consequently, leaving women as politically insignificant as they were before the war.
Based on information presented in the text, which of the following is true?
The women’s suffrage movement enjoyed immense success because all American women were unified behind the movement to gain the vote.
The suffrage movement lost momentum during the industrial revolution because men – now the only bread winners – demanded that women remain in their traditional roles – wives and mothers.
The suffrage movement suffered as competing tactics – some demanding an immediate amendment to the Constitution with others calling for a state by state vote – caused division within the ranks of supporters.
Which of the following most accurately explains the conditions that led to the creation of the women’s suffrage movement prior to the Civil War?
Women – accustomed to assuming leadership positions in abolitionist organizations – demanded more political rights for themselves.
American women prior to the Civil War and eager to defend their nation began volunteering for the armed forces; consequently, leading to calls for women’s suffrage.
Fearful that African-American men might gain the vote before white women, many suffragettes began organizing and demanding suffrage for themselves.
Which region of the nation was first in granting women the right to vote?
The western US – Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, etc.
The northern US – New York, Pennsylvania, etc.
The southern US – Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, etc.
