USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement BEST describes the role the Seneca Falls Convention played in the women’s suffrage movement?
A
It was the convention that expanded women’s suffrage to other countries.
B
It was the convention that led to the Second Great Awakening.
C
It was the convention that first organized a movement toward women’s suffrage in the United States.
D
It was the convention that approved the 19th amendment.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -To form a society to advance the rights of women describes the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. The Seneca Falls Convention was called to bring the issue of women’s rights to public notice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seneca Falls Convention, assembly held on July 19–20, 1848, at Seneca Falls, New York, that launched the woman suffrage movement in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention? Its purpose was “to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.” Organized by women for women, many consider the Seneca Falls Convention to be the event that triggered and solidified the women’s rights movement in America.

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