AP Success - AP US History: Struggle for Women's Suffrage Analyzed
Susan B. Anthony, Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, 1884."Let me remind you that in the case of all other classes of citizens under the shadow of our flag you have been true to the theory that taxation and representation are inseparable…In my State of New York, and in nearly all the States, the members of the State militia, hundreds and thousands of men, are exempted from taxation on property…to the value of $800…While such a member of the militia lives, receives his salary, and is able to earn money, he is exempted; but when he dies the assessor puts his widow's name down upon the assessor's list, and the tax-collector never fails to call upon the widow and make her pay the full tax upon her property."
Question 1
In the excerpt, Susan B. Anthony's argument for women's suffrage is primarily based on which principle?
The moral superiority of women over men
The connection between taxation and representation
The economic contributions of women to society
The need for equal military service opportunities for women
Question 2
Susan B. Anthony's reference to the State militia's exemption from taxation is used to highlight:
The inconsistency in tax exemptions based on gender and marital status
The need to increase taxation on the militia to fund women's suffrage
The economic benefits of serving in the State militia
The government's preference for military service over civil service
Question 3
Which group would most likely have been in opposition to the argument presented by Susan B. Anthony?
Abolitionists seeking to end slavery
Advocates of the temperance movement
Progressives advocating for labor reforms
Anti-suffragists who believed in traditional gender roles
Question 4
The argument presented by Susan B. Anthony in the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage is an example of:
The use of logical reasoning to advocate for political rights
A plea for social services and welfare for widows
A call to arms for women to join the State militia
A demand for immediate economic reparations for women
Question 5
The historical context of this source, the 1884 Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, suggests that women's suffrage advocates like Susan B. Anthony were:
Engaging with governmental institutions to seek legislative change
Seeking to replace the existing government with a matriarchal society
Largely indifferent to the political process and legislative advocacy
Primarily focused on violent protest to achieve their goals
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