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What is suffrage?
The right to vote.
100
How were women treated in the colonies? Give an example.
They were not treated equal to men. Ex: women could not own property or children, women were required to wear uncomfortable clothing, women could not go to school
100
Which woman suffragist voted even though she was not allowed to do so?
Susan B. Anthony
100

In what year did the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention happen? 

1848

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In what year did all women in the United States get the right to vote?
1920
200
What does abolitionist mean?
A person who was against slavery.
200
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
A convention planned by Lucretia and Elizabeth to discuss women's rights and how to achieve women's suffrage.
200

Which woman was arrested and sent to solitary confinement after speaking up about voting rights for women? 

Alice Paul

200

In what year was the 15th amendment passed that gave African American men the right to vote? 

1870

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How was Alice Paul different from the other suffragists we learned about? Give an example.
She used radical tactics such as leading marches and peacefully protesting. She was also arrested many times which gained more publicity.
300
What was the 15th amendment and why was it significant in the women's suffrage movement?
The 15th amendment gave all men the right to vote. It was important because it divided the women's suffrage movement.
300

What war caused a pause in the women's suffrage movement?

Civil War

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Who was the speaker/orator at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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In what year were the National Women Suffrage Association and American Women Suffrage Association formed into one group called the National American Women Suffrage Association? 

1890

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What was the 13th amendment and what caused its creation?
The 13th amendment made slavery illegal in the United States. It was created after the Civil War.
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What was the 19th amendment and why was it important?
It gave women the right to vote.
400

What happened to Susan B. Anthony in 1872? 

She was arrested for voting and went to trial for her arrest. 

400

Which two abolitionists decided to join the women's suffrage movement and create the American Woman's Suffrage Association? 

Lucy Stone & Henry Blackwell

400

In what years did the women's suffrage movement host parades in NYC & Washington D.C.? 

1912 & 1913

400
Name one supporter and one opposer of the 15th amendment.
Supporters: Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, Frederick Douglass, Wendel Phillips Opposers: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth
500

What was the Declaration of Sentiments?

It was a document that held a list of the wrong doings by men to women and it requested equal treatment of men and women under the law and voting rights for women.

500

Who was Harry Burn and why was he important to the passing of the 19th amendment? 

Harry Burn was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and he voted "aye" for the 19th amendment which gave the bill enough votes to become a law. 

500

Name 1 woman who helped create and was apart of the National Association of Colored Woman. 

Mary Church Terrell 

Josephine Silone Yates 

Anna Julia Cooper

500

In what year (s) did women silently protest, "The Silent Sentinels", in front of the White House to get the president's attention for women's suffrage movement? 

1917-1919

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What was the name of the group formed in 1916 that used more confrontational tactics to get attention for the women's suffrage movement? 

The National Women's Party