Women's Suffrage Movement

Questions and Answers

Who was a key figure in the Women's Suffrage movement?

Harriet Tubman

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (correct)

John Brown

William Lloyd Garrison

What was the main objective of the Women's Loyal National League?

To organize the Seneca Falls Convention

To campaign for the 15th Amendment (correct)

To establish the National Woman Suffrage Association

To grant women the right to vote

What was the outcome of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?

Abolished slavery throughout the US

Granted women the right to vote (correct)

Granted African American men the right to vote

Established the Underground Railroad

Which strategy was NOT used by the Women's Suffrage movement?

Moral persuasion and education Signup and view all the answers

Who was a key figure in the Abolitionism movement?

Frederick Douglass Signup and view all the answers

What was the main objective of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

To immediately and completely abolish slavery Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Declared freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory Signup and view all the answers

Which strategy was used by the Abolitionism movement?

Moral persuasion and education Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution?

Abolished slavery throughout the US Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following events was NOT a major event in the Women's Suffrage movement?

Emancipation Proclamation Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Women's Suffrage

Definition: Women's suffrage refers to the movement to grant women the right to vote in political elections.

Key figures:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Alice Paul

Major events:

Seneca Falls Convention (1848): First women's rights convention in the US, where the Declaration of Sentiments was adopted
Women's Loyal National League (1863): Organized to campaign for the 15th Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote
National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) founded (1869): Focused on securing voting rights for women
19th Amendment to the US Constitution (1920): Granted women the right to vote

Key strategies:

Petitions and lobbying
Public speeches and rallies
Civil disobedience (e.g., picketing, hunger strikes)
Formation of organizations and alliances

Abolitionism

Definition: Abolitionism refers to the movement to end slavery and the slave trade.

Key figures:

William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
John Brown

Major events:

American Anti-Slavery Society founded (1833): Aims to immediately and completely abolish slavery
The Liberator newspaper founded (1831): Published by William Lloyd Garrison, advocating for immediate emancipation
Underground Railroad: Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom
Emancipation Proclamation (1863): Declared freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory
13th Amendment to the US Constitution (1865): Abolished slavery throughout the US

Key strategies:

Moral persuasion and education
Political lobbying and activism
Direct action (e.g., slave rescues, boycotts)
Publication of abolitionist literature and newspapers

Women's Suffrage

Women's suffrage is the movement to grant women the right to vote in political elections.
Key figures in the movement include Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Alice Paul.
The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 was the first women's rights convention in the US, where the Declaration of Sentiments was adopted.
The Women's Loyal National League was organized in 1863 to campaign for the 15th Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote.
The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was founded in 1869 to focus on securing voting rights for women.
The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
Key strategies used by the movement included petitions and lobbying, public speeches and rallies, civil disobedience (e.g., picketing, hunger strikes), and formation of organizations and alliances.

Abolitionism

Abolitionism is the movement to end slavery and the slave trade.
Key figures in the movement include William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and John Brown.
The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1833 with the aim of immediately and completely abolishing slavery.
The Liberator newspaper was founded in 1831 by William Lloyd Garrison, advocating for immediate emancipation.
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.
The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 declared freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory.
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery throughout the US.
Key strategies used by the movement included moral persuasion and education, political lobbying and activism, direct action (e.g., slave rescues, boycotts), and publication of abolitionist literature and newspapers.