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In the early 1800s, society considered temperance to be an acceptable cause for female reformers because this issue related to

A
equality between men and women.
B
community welfare and family.
C
a woman's ability to provide for her family.
D
access to education.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton is most noted for

A
forming the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
B
founding the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.
C
helping draft the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments.
D
working as a nurse during World War I.
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Starting in the1800s, members of the suffragist movement in the United States focused on women's right to

A
own property.
B
vote.
C
serve on a jury.
D
teach school.
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Which of the following did the five reformers who organized the Seneca Falls Convention have in common?

A
They came from states where women had gained suffrage.
B
They had gained political support by being jurors on important cases.
C
They were experienced at effectively organizing women’s rights conventions.
D
They were active in the abolition movement.
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Society believed that women should be allowed to attend school through high school.
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Society believed that women should attend college and earn degrees.
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Society believed that women needed only the ability to read, write, and do simple math.
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Society believed that women needed to learn a foreign language and have an understanding of world affairs.
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Which of the following did Ukrainian immigrant Clara Lemlich accomplish in 1909?

A
suffrage for women in the state of New York
B
the founding of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
C
the publication of the magazine The Woman Rebel
D
better working conditions for female garment workers in New York City
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Which best describes the main difference between the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)?

A
The NWSA divided its efforts between suffrage and abolition; the AWSA did not.
B
The NWSA believed that suffrage was inevitable; the AWSA believed actively working for suffrage.
C
The NWSA supported Catt’s “Winning Plan”; the AWSA did not.
D
The NWSA worked for a constitutional amendment granting suffrage; the AWSA fought for suffrage at the state level.
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Read the quotation by Abigail Adams.“[I]n the new Code of Laws…Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors...If [particular] care and attention is not paid to the [Ladies] we are determined to foment a [Rebellion], and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.”Which of the following best describes Abigail Adams' view on the role of women in society?

A
Adams understood the necessity of a double standard between men and women.
B
Adams believed that women had traditionally been denied a voice in society’s affairs, and that this should change.
C
Adams was pleased with the traditional situation of women, and she wanted it to continue in the new nation.
D
Adams believed that women had traditionally been denied a voice in society’s affairs, and she planned to start a suffrage group.
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the temperance movement only
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temperance, abolition of slavery, and education for women and girls
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women's right to vote
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women's right to vote and abolition of slavery
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Which statement best describes Margaret Sanger?

A
She advocated for women's right to own property and campaigned for the Married Woman's Property Act.
B
She advocated for women's right to vote and founded the National Women Suffrage Association.
C
She advocated for women's access to education and opened one of the first all-female universities.
D
She advocated for women's health and helped educate women about birth control and family planning.

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