Vocab
The right to vote in political elections
What is Suffrage
The main goal of the Women's movement
What is the right to vote
To incorporate or add (a country or other territory)
These Spanish-owned territories were given to the United States according to the Treaty
What are the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam
Only this many more states need to ratify the ERA in order for it to be able to pass in Congress
How many is one state
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is Imperialism
Many women were upset because this group of people was given the right to vote before them
Who are African American men
To make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it
Reform
There was a push for the United States to adopt imperialism for these reasons
What are economic depression and an influx of immigrants
To sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
What is Ratify
Avoiding alcohol consumption of any kind
What is Temperance
This document was created at the Seneca Falls Convention
What is the Declaration of Sentiments
This group of people were against women fighting for their right to vote
Who are Anti-Suffragist
The Westward expansion across the United States
What is Manifest Destiny
This country was at the middle of the Spanish American War from the beginning
What is Cuba
The authority of a state to govern itself or another state
What is Sovereignty
The first organized constitutional convention for women where their thoughts were formally written down in an organized way
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
This key world event slowed the suffragist movement and led to many women not participating in campaigning for their rights
What is WWI
This event sparked the Spanish American War
What is the USS Maine Explosion
This amendment made it so that Cuban land could not be transferred to any power other than the US, Cuba's rights to negotiate treaties was limited, and the US had complete control of Guantanamo Bay
What is the Platt Amendment
Legal concept that a woman’s legal status was replaced or “covered” by her husband or next male family member
What is Coverture
The Declaration of Sentiments was based on this document
People are still advocating for what to be passed in congress
What is the Equal Rights Amendment
Several congress members change their mind and decide to annex Hawaii for these reasons
What are fueling stations and military bases
With the ratification of this amendment women were able to vote in the United States
What is the 19th amendment