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WorksheetsWomen and Rights and Reform
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
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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.
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 crafted a document that was very similar to the __________________.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Halifax Resolves
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
3.
Which group strongly supported the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Anti-Suffrage Society
d)
Regulators
4.
Which statement best represents the events in the picture?
a)
Women wanted the president to support equal rights and the right to vote for females.
b)
Women wanted the U.S. president to back labor unions.
c)
Women did not like the president’s approach to civil rights.
d)
Women protested for homeless women and demanded equal job opportunities.
5.
Which person below was the most important figure in the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
Penelope Barker
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Dolley Madison
d)
Harriett Tubman
6.
Woodrow Wilson was the head of the ______________ branch when the 19th Amendment was ratified.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
7.
Which international conflict actually helped the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The Revolutionary War
8.
How did U.S. involvement in World War I impact the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
a)
Returning soldiers were exposed to the Woman Suffrage Movement in England and became more supportive.
b)
President Wilson decided to support voting rights for women after witnessing the contributions women made in the war effort.
c)
Congress refused to consider requests for domestic issues.
d)
People no longer considered granting women the right to vote because the war was a priority.
9.
Which conclusion below is the most accurate based the map provided?
a)
The Northern region of the United States showed the most support towards the Women's Suffrage Movement.
b)
The Western region of the United States showed the most support towards the Women's Suffrage Movement.
c)
The Southern region of the United States showed the most support towards the Women's Suffrage Movement.
d)
The Eastern region of the United States showed the most support towards the Women's Suffrage Movement.
10.
According to this map, Wyoming (WY) was the state to give women _________________.
a)
Presidential Suffrage
b)
Local School Elections
c)
Full Suffrage
d)
Municipal Suffrage
11.
Those opposed to women suffrage believed that women were childlike and incapable of independent thought.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
Which Constitutional Amendment granted women suffrage?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
18th
d)
19th
13.
What tragedy gave more urgency to arguments that women needed the right to vote?
a)
The Battle of Gettysburg
b)
The sinking of the Luistania
c)
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
d)
Wilmington Race Riot
14.
It took women a long time to get voting rights for all the following reasons EXCEPT:
a)
The leaders in the Women Suffrage Movement used overly emotional arguments.
b)
The Civil War and the 14th and 15th Amendments that followed interrupted the movement.
c)
Many Americans felt that giving women the right to vote would be harmful to the existing social and political structures.
d)
Many organizations and competing strategies distracted the focus.
15.
During the Women's Suffrage Movement protests were often used to increased public support. Which constitutional right is being exercised in this photograph?
a)
The First Amendment
b)
The Second Amendment
c)
The Fourth Amendment
d)
The Sixth Amendment
16.
In this cartoon what do the 36 buttons represent?
a)
The unlikelihood of women ever getting enough support for a federal amendment.
b)
The level of difficulty women had buttoning the back of a dress.
c)
The importance that women do not burst out of their proper clothing.
d)
The number of states needed to get an amendment to the Constitution passed.
17.
Voting in local, state, and federal elections is considered a _____________ duty of those living in a democracy.
a)
required
b)
civic
c)
unlawful
d)
unimportant
18.
Which statement best summarizes the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
Some things are not worth fighting for.
b)
Patience and perseverance pays off.
c)
The use of violence is the best way to accomplish your goals
d)
Trying to change things in society is easy
19.
When did Congress finally approve (ratify) the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?
a)
1776
b)
1861
c)
1920
d)
1929
20.
Letter-writing campaigns and public marches are examples of what kind of protest?
a)
Non-violent protest
b)
Angry protest
c)
Suffrage protest
d)
Boycott
21.
Which of these words best characterizes the women behind the suffrage movement?
a)
Reactionary
b)
Unconcerned
c)
Determined
d)
Violent
22.
What obstacle had to be overcome before women earned the right to vote?
a)
The belief that women could not be taught to read
b)
The belief that women could not hold any job outside the home
c)
The belief that women would only vote for female candidates
d)
The belief that women weren't educated enough to vote
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