AP Success - AP US History: Woman Suffrage Movement Primary Sources
Susan B. Anthony, Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, 1884."Do you not see, gentlemen, that so long as you put this power of the ballot in the hands of every possible man, rich, poor, drunk, sober, educated, ignorant…and take the power from the hands of the women of the nation, the mothers, you…make it utterly impossible for regulation of sobriety to be maintained in our community? The first step towards social regulation and good society in towns, cities, and villages is the ballot in the hands of the mothers of those places."
Question 1
In the given source, Susan B. Anthony's argument for woman suffrage is primarily based on the idea that:
voting rights for men have led to increased levels of education in society.
only wealthy women should be granted the right to vote.
women are more politically educated than men.
women's moral influence is essential for societal regulation and improvement.
Question 2
Susan B. Anthony's testimony before the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage in 1884 reflects which broader trend in 19th-century America?
The decline of women's roles in public and political life.
The federal government's immediate action to grant women the right to vote.
The widespread belief that women were naturally less capable of making political decisions.
The growing movement advocating for women's rights and suffrage.
Question 3
Which of the following best describes the historical context of the source provided?
By 1884, women had achieved equal voting rights with men in most states.
The Progressive Era reforms had already been implemented by the time of Susan B. Anthony's speech.
The struggle for women's suffrage was part of a larger pattern of social reform movements in the late 19th century.
The temperance movement had little influence on other social reform movements of the time.
Question 4
Susan B. Anthony's reference to 'the mothers of those places' is an example of her use of:
Manifest Destiny to encourage westward expansion.
class struggle to promote labor rights.
scientific racism to justify women's suffrage.
the cult of domesticity to argue for women's political participation.
Question 5
The argument presented by Susan B. Anthony would most likely have been opposed by which of the following groups during the 1880s?
Members of the Progressive movement who pushed for various social reforms.
Supporters of the 15th Amendment who fought for voting rights regardless of race.
Advocates of the temperance movement who sought to reduce alcohol consumption.
Those who believed in maintaining traditional gender roles and women's domestic sphere.
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