RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He received a call from the President of the United States urging him to vote yes.
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He received a letter from his mother urging him to vote yes.
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He received a call from his wife urging him to vote yes.
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He received a letter from his favorite teacher urging him to vote yes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He responded to attacks on his integrity and honor by inserting a personal statement into the House Journal, explaining his decision to cast the vote in part because “I knew that a mother’s advice is always safest for a boy to follow, and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification."
Detailed explanation-2: -When Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment on August 18, 1920, the amendment passed its final hurdle of obtaining the agreement of three-fourths of the states. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920, changing the face of the American electorate forever.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the 19th Amendment? The 19th Amendment makes it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based on their sex, which effectively granted women the right to vote. It was first introduced to Congress in 1878 and was finally certified 42 years later in 1920.
Detailed explanation-4: -Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the convention sparked the women’s suffrage movement. Not everyone followed the same path in fighting for women’s equal access to the vote, and the history of the suffrage movement is one of disagreements as well as cooperation.