Path for Equality/A Turning Point
How did the World Anti-Slavery Convention lead to a fight for women’s rights? Select the two correct answers
The convention declared that women also experienced a form of enslavement.
Reformers were outraged by the treatment of women at the convention.
Women were denied equal access to the convention despite being active abolitionists.
The convention expelled women from the abolitionist movement.
Representatives insisted on admitting women as leaders of the abolitionist movement.
Reformers were outraged by the treatment of women at the convention.
Women were denied equal access to the convention despite being active abolitionists.
What statement best describes the Seneca Falls Convention?
It was a violent gathering.
It was supported by all Americans.
It was a significant event in women’s history.
It was an event that was mocked and viewed negatively.
It was an event that was mocked and viewed negatively.
What was the primary focus of the Liberator?
advocating for the abolition of slavery
supporting political campaigns
reporting on general news
promoting women’s rights
advocating for the abolition of slavery
What was the function of the Underground Railroad? (Short Answer)
Students should say in their own words about how it helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Which problem did Horace Mann seek to address through his work as a reformer?
Slavery was an institution in the South.
Women did not have equal rights with men and were not allowed to vote.
Public schools were not commonplace, and the ones that existed were not very good.
Effective treatments for mental illness were nonexistent in the era, and many people who were unwell were housed in prisons rather than hospitals or asylums.
Public schools were not commonplace, and the ones that existed were not very good.
Use the quote from the Declaration of Sentiments to answer the question. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.” Which belief does this quote emphasize?
Men do not want women to be equal.
Men and women should have equal rights.
Women should have more rights than men.
Women should be treated differently from men.
Men and women should have equal rights.
Which of the following locations hosted the first National Woman’s Rights Convention?
Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago, Illinois
Seneca Falls, New York
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
"I, on the other hand, deny that the constitution guarantees the right to hold property in man."
According to the excerpt, what is Frederick Douglass’s belief regarding the U.S. Constitution and slavery?
The Constitution does not say people can be held as property.
The Constitution supports the right to enslave people.
The Constitution is neutral on the issue of slavery.
The Constitution fully abolishes slavery.
The Constitution does not say people can be held as property.
Where were the main destinations on the Underground Railroad and why? (Short Answer)
Students should say in their own words about the main destinations being the North and Canada and what those locations had to offer.
Why was Dorothea Dix inspired to fight for mental health reform?
She experienced mental health struggles of her own.
She believed alcohol was the cause of many social problems and mental illnesses.
She discovered that poor children were more likely to end up in asylums than wealthy children.
She witnessed the dire conditions of prisoners who had not committed crimes but were mentally ill.
She witnessed the dire conditions of prisoners who had not committed crimes but were mentally ill.
"the only avenue to distinction; hence to attract the notice and win the attentions of men, by their external charms, is the chief business of fashionable girls."
According to the excerpt, what does Sarah Grimké say women are taught to do attract the attention of men?
focus on their appearance
get a strong education
enter into a marriage
start a business
focus on their appearance
What is Sojourner Truth known for?
her escape on the Underground Railroad
her work in the field of education reform
her role in the prison reform movement
her advocacy for women’s rights and abolition
her advocacy for women’s rights and abolition
Why did the South and the North dislike what the abolitionists had to say. (Short Answer)
Students should in their own words, explain that one side saw these people as troublemakers and another saw them as attacking their way of life.
What did the reform movements of the early 1800s have in common? Use evidence from the chapter to support your claim.
Students should state a claim and support it with evidence, such as advocacy for equality and justice, passionate activists and leaders, challenging existing systems, and responses to resistance and opposition.