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Rights for Women
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Single, educated women in the 1800s were mist likely to become... | Teachers |
| Which statement best describes the idea of True Womanhood that dictated the role of women in the 1800s? | A married woman stays at home to raise her children and obeys her husband |
| In the 1800s, middle class women in America had... | few job opportunities |
| In the 1800s, society dictated that women should not participate in... | public life |
| In the 1800s, unmarried women had... | more rights than married women |
| In the 1800s, American women could not vote because... | State constitutions did not extend that right |
| Which statement best describes women's legal rights in the US during the early 1800s? | Women had few legal rights and were barred from the court system |
| Which social movement stemmed from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848? | the Women's rights movement |
| Why did Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton decide to organize the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848? | During an antislavery convention, women activists were prevented from speaking, which made them focus on women's rights |
| The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was unique because it... | organized women to fight for their rights |
| The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 started the fight for... | Sufferage |
| Who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments, which was presented to the Seneca Fallas Convention in 1848? | Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
| The Declaration of Sentiments of 1848 demanded the right to... | vote for US women |
| The Declaration of Sentiments focused on the rights of women who were... | citizens and therefore should have equality with men |
| The Declaration of Sentiments helped the women's movement by demanding... | voting rights for women |
| Which best explains why the Declaration of Sentiments was used as a foundation for the suffrage movement? | The Declaration of Sentiments called for women to have voting rights as full US citizens |