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Women's Suffrage Movements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman’s Party reflective of the different generations’ approach to gaining voting rights for women?

a)

They both used the same methods.

b)

They represented different generational approaches.

c)

They focused on international movements only.

d)

They were not involved in suffrage movements.

2.

Which approach, NAWSA or the NWP, was more successful in gaining voting rights for women?

a)

NAWSA

b)

NWP

c)

Both were equally successful

d)

Neither was successful

3.

Do you think it was necessary to have both organizations to gain voting rights for women?

a)

Yes, both played crucial roles.

b)

No, only one was needed.

c)

It was irrelevant.

d)

Neither contributed.

4.

To what extent did outside (international) movements influence the American suffragists during the Progressive Era?

a)

They had no influence.

b)

They were the main influence.

c)

They had some influence.

d)

They completely dictated the movement.

5.

What might have been the NAWSA’s perception of the women involved in the NWP?

a)

Supportive

b)

Indifferent

c)

Critical

d)

Unaware

6.

How might have the NWP viewed the women of NAWSA?

a)

As allies

b)

As rivals

c)

As indifferent

d)

As irrelevant

7.

___________ and _____________ started the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.

a)

Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony

c)

Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott

d)

Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth

8.
In which year did American women win the right to vote?
a)
1930
b)
1920
c)
1875
d)
1905
9.
What was the first state to allow women to vote?
a)
Wyoming
b)
California
c)
Utah
d)
Colorado
10.

During the 19th century, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)... (LT 6.10)

a)

 A) limited its membership to whites.

b)

 B) conducted an integrated campaign for equal rights.

c)

 C) abandoned the goals of Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

D) elected Ida B. Wells as its president.

11.

Who was one of the most prominent Black women leaders in the suffrage movement, known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Mary Church Terrell

d)

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

12.

What organization did Mary Church Terrell help to found, which advocated for Black women’s voting rights and social justice?

a)

National Association of Colored Women (NACW)

b)

National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

c)

Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

d)

League of Women Voters

13.

Ida B. Wells protested racial segregation within the suffrage movement by doing what during a 1913 suffrage march in Washington, D.C.?

a)

Refusing to attend the march

b)

Writing an editorial criticizing the march organizers

c)

Defying orders and marching with the Illinois delegation

d)

Holding a separate march for Black women

14.

Why were Black women often excluded from mainstream suffrage organizations like the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?

a)

They were primarily focused on other social issues

b)

Black women did not support the suffrage movement

c)

Many white suffragists feared alienating Southern white supporters

d)

The federal government banned Black women from joining such groups

15.

What major challenge did Black women face even after the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920?

a)

They were not legally recognized as U.S. citizens

b)

Many were still denied the right to vote due to racist laws and policies

c)

They were prohibited from joining political parties

d)

The amendment only granted voting rights to white women