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1 Name Date Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were American Civil Rights leaders who played a crucial role in the women s suffrage movement. Their campaign for women to win the right to vote insured they would go down in the pages of American history. How well do you know these two women that helped pave the way for the 19 th Amendment to the United States Constitution? Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question What did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fight for? a. lower taxes c. immigration laws b. women s rights d. a higher minimum wage Who was the founder of the Women s Rights Movement? a. Eleanor Roosevelt c. Elizabeth Cady Stanton b. Mary McLeod Bethune d. Betsy Ross Which famous abolitionist did Susan B. Anthony know and work with? a. Frederick Douglass c. Martin Luther King, jr. b. Thurgood Marshall d. Barack Obama The first women s rights convention in American was held in which location? a. Boston, Massachusetts c. Cheyenne, Wyoming b. Seneca Falls, New York d. Jamestown, Virginia What happened to Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the world anti-slavery convention in 1840? a. She was banned from participating c. She sat next to the prime minister. in the meeting. b. She was nominated to be the speaker d. She met her future husband. for the next event. 6. Who was a daughter of slaves who took up suffrage and was befriended by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton? a. Sojourner Truth c. Mary McLeod Bethune b. Harriett Tubman d. Coretta Scott King 7. In the late 1860s, after the Civil War, Susan B. Anthony a. opposed the 14 th Amendment c. supported the 14 th Amendment because it did away with laws because it allowed women to write counting slaves as 3/5 of a person. letters to their representatives. b. supported the 14 th Amendment d. opposed the 14 th Amendment because it would give women because it limited the right of the right to vote. voting to male citizens.

2 After Susan B. Anthony met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony a. bought property. c. became interested in equal rights. b. became a teacher. d. began giving speeches that Stanton wrote. In 1868, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton began publishing a newspaper dedicated to improving the rights of women. What was the slogan on the front page of each issue? a. Failure is impossible. c. Men, their rights, and nothing more. b. A man of quality is not Women, their rights, and nothing less. threatened by a woman d. Women are in chains, and they don t of equality. even realize it. What was the name of their weekly newspaper? a. The Time c. The Atlanta Journal b. The Revolution d. The North Star 11. In 1869, two major women s suffragist organizations were founded and merged in Which of these women became the first president of these merged organizations? a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton c. Alice Stone Blackwell b. Florence Nightingale d. Michelle Obama In 1873, Susan B. Anthony went on trial, charged with a. protesting in front of the White House. c. founding an illegal organization. b. voting in the 1872 presidential election. d. preventing men from voting. In 1913, which state became the first east of the Mississippi River to give women the right to vote? a. Massachusetts c. New York b. Virginia d. Illinois 14. The 19 th amendment to the Constitution of the United States was in a. amended c. adopted b. abolished d. enfranchised Where did Susan B. Anthony frequently go to urge the government to give women the right to vote in national elections? a. Rochester, New York c. Washington, D.C. b. Albany, New York d. Yuma, Arizona Ratification means a. to catch a rat. c. to vote. b. to make valid. d. to abolish. In a famous speech, Susan B. Anthony said failure is a. impossible. c. among us. b. part of life. d. for men.

3 Susan B. Anthony is perhaps best remembered as the pioneer of rights for women. But there were other areas of reform for which she also worked very hard. What were her other causes? a. She fought for social, civil, and c. She fought for better working religious conditions. conditions for women, unions for b. She fought for the abolition of women, and against alcohol. child labor. D. She fought in the Civil War. Why did Susan B. Anthony never enjoy the privilege afforded women by the 19 th Amendment? a. She died in C. Her husband forbid her to vote. b. She moved to Europe in D. She couldn t make it to the polls on time. All of the following were leaders of the women s suffragist movement except a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton c. Lucretia Mott b. Susan B. Anthony d. Martha Washington 21. How was Susan B. Anthony honored in 1978? a. Her picture was placed on the c. Her picture was placed on the $1.00 bill. $1.00 coin. b. Her picture was placed on the d. Her picture was placed on the $2.00 bill. penny. 22. Equal rights for all people was important to Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton because a. women had more responsibilities c. they wanted to make more money than men. at their jobs. b. they felt many people were being d. men and women got equal pay for treated unfairly. equal work in the 1800s. Use the timeline below to answer question number 23. Women Win the Vote 1890 Wyoming 1920 All the United States How many years passed from the time Wyoming allowed women to vote to the time That women in all states could vote? a. 20 years c. 30 years b. 25 years d. 35 years

4 Word Bank Vocabulary Completion Complete each sentence with the correct vocabulary word. a. fine e. teacher b. voting f. rights c. Historic g. suffrage d. justice Susan B. Anthony worked as a for many years. Until 100 years after Susan B. Anthony s birth, women were prohibited from. Susan B. Anthony never paid the $100 she was told to pay for voting illegally. Elizabeth Cady Stanton called a convention to discuss women s. The Women s Rights National Park honors women s rights for suffrage. is the right to vote. means equal treatment under the law. Bonus: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton showed diligence and justice during the women s suffragist movement. If they asked you to help them write a speech supporting the right of women to vote, would you do it? Why or why not? If so, what would you say to persuade others that women deserved the right to vote? SS3H2, SS3CG2, SS4H7, SS4CG5

5 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton test Answer Key: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. D 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. E teacher 25. B voting 26. A fine 27. F rights 28. C Historic 29. G suffrage 30. D justice Bonus: Answers will vary.