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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Read the following sentences from the text. “Many other women’s groups joined them, and eventually these groups established a new organization, ‘The National Woman Suffrage Association.’ These women fought hard to have Congress and the states pass an amendment to the United States Constitution that would give women citizens of voting age the right to vote.” Based on the text, what does the word “establish” most nearly mean?
A
destroy
B
form
C
make faster
D
grow
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The leaders of this campaign-women like Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone and Ida B. Wells-did not always agree with one another, but each was committed to the enfranchisement of all American women.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and supported a federal amendment for women’s suffrage.

Detailed explanation-3: -The NWSA wanted a constitutional amendment to secure the vote for women, but it also supported a variety of reforms that aimed to make women equal members of society.

Detailed explanation-4: -They also weren’t allowed to vote. By the mid-1800s, women started to fight back, demanding suffrage, or the right to vote. These women were called suffragists.

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