RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
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The Americans believed all women should vote; the British believed that only upper-class women should vote
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British suffragists sometimes engaged in violent activities; American suffragists were mostly peaceful
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British suffragists didn’t believe American women should have the vote; American suffragists diagreed
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British suffragists won the right to vote 50 years before American suffragists
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Detailed explanation-1: -British suffragettes were an important, if controversial, influence on the American suffrage movement, for the successful achievement of the franchise in 1920 was helped by the adoption of the suffragettes’ militant tactics in the final stage of the campaign.
Detailed explanation-2: -The suffrage movement in Britain and the United States followed different strategies; while the suffragettes in the United States were restricted to an approach of organizing conventions and adopting declarations, the suffragettes of Britain adopted a far more forceful and combative approach to their proceedings.
Detailed explanation-3: -These two groups were the ‘suffragists’ who campaigned using peaceful methods such as lobbying, and the ‘suffragettes’ who were determined to win the right to vote for women by any means. Their militant campaigning sometimes included unlawful and violent acts which attracted much publicity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Traditional lobbying and petitioning were a mainstay of NWP members, but these activities were supplemented by other more public actions–including parades, pageants, street speaking, and demonstrations.