AnswersMO-US History II AWomen's Rights and Suffrage

Women's Rights and Suffrage Answers

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This famous letter written by Abigail Adams was penned to her husband, Founding Father John Adams. What was the purpose of her letter?

A
to announce that women were forming a rebellion against the government
B
to plead for more equal treatment for women under the new American government
C
to demand that women be given equal rights to education and employment
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Which woman did you identify?

A
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
B
Lucretia Mott
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Which of the following statements about women’s education prior to the Civil War are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Women were only expected to learn to read, write, and do simple math.
B
Many women received training to become schoolteachers.
C
The first women’s college, Mount Holyoke, opened in 1837.
D
Many women received advanced education to become doctors and lawyers.
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What helped women assume leadership roles in the temperance movement?

A
Women were more effective in pressuring elected representatives, so the men in the movement supported their leadership.
B
Men refused to join the temperance movement, so women were forced to take on an active leadership role.
C
Society approved of women’s involvement in the temperance movement because drunkenness affected family welfare.
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How did Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton respond to their treatment at the Anti-Slavery Convention?

A
They formed the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
B
They formed the Women’s Anti-Slavery Society.
C
They turned their attention to women’s rights.
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Which of the following strategies best describes Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve voting rights for women?

A
work to achieve an amendment to the Constitution that would grant all women the right to vote
B
pursue state-by-state suffrage, so that when a majority of women gained the right to vote an amendment would be ensured
C
refuse domestic duties to force men to lobby on behalf of women’s suffrage and rights
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The strike successfully earned women which two concessions from factory owners?

A
higher wages
B
the right to unionize
C
a shorter work week
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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first major meeting in US history to focus on

A
the abolition of slavery.
B
women’s suffrage.
C
temperance.
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Read the passage above. Which of the following rights are the authors addressing in their declaration?

A
the right to work and to earn wages
B
the right to vote
C
the right to have a fair trial

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