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Are you ready to change the world?

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The Suffrage Contest! A 10 minute, team internet scavenger hunt

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1.Before you begin, write down the name of every suffragist you know.  (1 point each)

 

2.How could women influence laws before they could vote? (1 point for each way)

Petitions, letters to lawmakers, protesting, writing articles for newspapers, speaking in public, influencing male politicians and voters

3.When and where did the American women’s suffrage movement “start”? (2 points)

Seneca Falls, NY July 18-19, 1848

4. Which was the first state to allow women to vote? When? (1 point each)

Wyoming – as a territory on 1869, and a state in 1890

5.When was the first women’s parade in Washington DC? (1 point)

March 3, 1913

6. What law did the women protesting in front of the White House break? Why were they arrested? (5 points)

The White House picketers broke no laws. They were arrested for "obstructing the traffic on the sidewalk." they were later totally exonerated.

7.Name three men who were suffragists (1 point each) 

Frederick Douglass, Henry Blackwell, Oswald Villard, Max Eastman, and many more

8. Name two groups who were against women voting. (2 points each)

National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, The Liquor Industry, the Catholic Church, the Democratic Party, and many more

9. Who was the only woman who voted for the 19th amendment? (3 points)

Jeannette Rankin 

10. How many amendments to the Constitution deal with voting? List them. (1 point each)

15th  - eliminates race as a reason someone can be denied the vote 

19th - eliminates gender as a reason someone can be denied the vote

24th - eliminates poll tax as a reason people can’t vote

26th – eliminates age as a reason people 18 or older can’t vote 

11. Do you want a red rose or a yellow rose? Explain. (2 points)

Yellow roses meant you supported suffrage; red meant you were against women suffrage. 

12. Who followed his mother’s advice? (3 points)

Harry Burn. State legislator from Tennessee, just 24 years old. 

13. Last but not least: Name a cause that is very important to you (each person in the group). 

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