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Women's Suffrage and the Nineteenth Amendment: A Landmark Achievement in the United States

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge about the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Nineteenth Amendment, which marked a significant milestone in the fight for women's rights in the United States.
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When did the Seneca Falls Convention, considered the birthplace of the women's rights movement in the United States, take place?

  1. 1840

  2. 1848

  3. 1856

  4. 1864


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Seneca Falls Convention was held on July 19th and 20th, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York.

Who is widely recognized as the leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States?

  1. Susan B. Anthony

  2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  3. Lucretia Mott

  4. Carrie Chapman Catt


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Susan B. Anthony was a prominent leader and activist in the women's suffrage movement, working tirelessly for decades to secure voting rights for women.

What was the name of the organization founded in 1890 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to advocate for women's suffrage?

  1. National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)

  2. American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)

  3. National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

  4. Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was formed through the merger of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) in 1890.

Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote in state elections?

  1. Wyoming

  2. Colorado

  3. Utah

  4. Idaho


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote in state elections in 1869.

What was the name of the amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibited states and the federal government from denying the right to vote based on sex?

  1. Fifteenth Amendment

  2. Nineteenth Amendment

  3. Twentieth Amendment

  4. Twenty-fourth Amendment


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1920, prohibited states and the federal government from denying the right to vote based on sex.

When was the Nineteenth Amendment finally ratified, securing women's suffrage at the federal level in the United States?

  1. 1919

  2. 1920

  3. 1921

  4. 1922


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified on August 18th, 1920, marking a significant victory for the women's suffrage movement.

Which president signed the Nineteenth Amendment into law?

  1. Woodrow Wilson

  2. Warren G. Harding

  3. Calvin Coolidge

  4. Herbert Hoover


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

President Woodrow Wilson signed the Nineteenth Amendment into law on August 26th, 1920.

Who was the first woman elected to the United States Congress after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment?

  1. Jeannette Rankin

  2. Alice Paul

  3. Carrie Chapman Catt

  4. Mary McLeod Bethune


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States Congress after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, serving in the House of Representatives from 1917 to 1921 and again from 1941 to 1943.

What was the name of the organization founded in 1916 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to advocate for women's suffrage through more militant tactics?

  1. National Woman's Party

  2. National American Woman Suffrage Association

  3. Women's Christian Temperance Union

  4. League of Women Voters


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Woman's Party was founded in 1916 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to advocate for women's suffrage through more militant tactics, such as picketing and hunger strikes.

Which state was the last to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment?

  1. Mississippi

  2. Alabama

  3. Georgia

  4. Louisiana


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mississippi was the last state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, doing so in 1984.

What was the name of the movement that sought to limit or prohibit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the United States?

  1. Prohibition

  2. Temperance Movement

  3. Anti-Saloon League

  4. Women's Christian Temperance Union


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Prohibition was a movement that sought to limit or prohibit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

How did the Prohibition movement impact the women's suffrage movement?

  1. It provided a common cause for women's suffrage advocates and temperance activists.

  2. It hindered the women's suffrage movement by diverting attention and resources.

  3. It had no significant impact on the women's suffrage movement.

  4. It led to a backlash against women's suffrage.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Prohibition movement provided a common cause for women's suffrage advocates and temperance activists, as both groups sought to improve the lives of women and families.

What was the name of the federal law that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States?

  1. Volstead Act

  2. National Prohibition Act

  3. Eighteenth Amendment

  4. Anti-Saloon League Act


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act, was the federal law that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

How long did Prohibition last in the United States?

  1. 13 years

  2. 18 years

  3. 21 years

  4. 25 years


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Prohibition lasted in the United States for 13 years, from 1920 to 1933.

What was the name of the amendment to the United States Constitution that repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended Prohibition?

  1. Twenty-first Amendment

  2. Twenty-second Amendment

  3. Twenty-third Amendment

  4. Twenty-fourth Amendment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended Prohibition.

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