Elizabeth Cady Stanton — Questions and answers

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What big idea did Elizabeth Cady Stanton share at the Seneca Falls meeting in 1848?

Choices

  1. That all men and women are created equal. ✓
  2. How to build a new chapel.
  3. A recipe for a delicious cake.
  4. News about a new type of suffrage.

Answer: That all men and women are created equal.

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Where did Elizabeth Cady Stanton often spend time when she was a girl, learning about laws?

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  1. In a busy marketplace.
  2. In her father's law library. ✓
  3. At a school playground.
  4. By the river.

Answer: In her father's law library.

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What happened to the female delegates, like Lucretia Mott, at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London?

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  1. They were given special awards.
  2. They were denied their seats because they were women. ✓
  3. They were asked to lead the convention.
  4. They learned new songs.

Answer: They were denied their seats because they were women.

From page 3

Who did Elizabeth Cady Stanton form a strong partnership with in 1851 to help the women's rights movement?

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  1. Her father, Daniel Cady.
  2. Lucretia Mott.
  3. Susan B. Anthony. ✓
  4. Henry Stanton.

Answer: Susan B. Anthony.

From page 4

What kind of rights did Elizabeth Cady Stanton want married women to have control over?

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  1. Their own hats and shoes.
  2. Their wages, inheritances, and property. ✓
  3. The weather and the seasons.
  4. The colors of their houses.

Answer: Their wages, inheritances, and property.

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What was the main goal of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) that Stanton and Anthony co-founded?

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  1. To organize fun parties.
  2. To demand a federal amendment for women's voting rights. ✓
  3. To build new schools for children.
  4. To publish a cooking book.

Answer: To demand a federal amendment for women's voting rights.

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What was The Revolution that Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony launched?

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  1. A new type of engine.
  2. A weekly newspaper. ✓
  3. A dance competition.
  4. A secret club.

Answer: A weekly newspaper.

From page 7

What was the book The Woman's Bible about that Elizabeth Cady Stanton published in her later years?

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  1. It was a collection of children's stories.
  2. It challenged old ideas about how the Bible talked about women. ✓
  3. It listed all the women who could vote.
  4. It was a guide to gardening.

Answer: It challenged old ideas about how the Bible talked about women.

From page 8

What was the name of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's autobiography, published in 1898?

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  1. The Revolution.
  2. Declaration of Sentiments.
  3. Eighty Years and More. ✓
  4. The Woman's Bible.

Answer: Eighty Years and More.

From page 9

What important event happened in 1920, eighteen years after Elizabeth Cady Stanton died?

Choices

  1. A new national holiday was created.
  2. The 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. ✓
  3. A big parade was held in her honor.
  4. The first women's rights convention took place.

Answer: The 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote.

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