"Declaration of Sentiments" (With "Giving Women the Vote")

Select the answer choice in which an independent clause is underlined.

Before the Civil War began, Elizabeth Cary Stanton and Lucretia Mott convened the first women's rights conference.

Which of the following best illustrates the following statement? Broadcast media can provide information in a way that differs from the way it is conveyed in a text.

"Giving Women the Vote" uses dramatic reenactments, but "Declaration of Sentiments" does not.

In the "Declaration of Sentiments," what does Stanton list as the first self-evident truth?

All men and women are created equal.

On which document was the structure of the "Declaration of Sentiments," based?

Declaration of Independence

According to "Giving Women the Vote," why did Harry Burn change his vote?

He believed the legislature had a moral obligation to ratify the amendment. He thought he should heed his mother's advice to vote in favor of the amendment.

The word subtext comes from the Latin prefix sub-and the word text, referring to the words of a written or spoken work. Which of the following situations best illustrates someone who is using subtext?

Her words seemed positive, but underneath was another message.

Select the answer choice in which a subordinate clause is underlined.

If Tennessee had failed to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, women would still have gained the vote eventually.

What effect did Stanton achieve by modeling "Declaration of Sentiments," on the Declaration of Independence?

It strengthens the argument by connecting it to the principles on which the nation was founded.

In which situation has one group most clearly oppressed another?

Last year, the farmers had to give half of their crops to the soldiers to prevent the soldiers from burning their fields.

Which answer best summarizes the grievance in the following sentence from "Declaration of Sentiments,"? He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments, and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty renumeration.

Men have kept for themselves the best paying jobs, and the jobs available to women do not pay well.

The word subjugate includes the Latin prefix sub-. If one person subjugates another, what is the person most likely doing?

The person is holding or keeping the other down.

If someone is in a subordinate position to someone else, which of the following statements must be true?

The subordinate person is under the control of the other person.

Which statement best compares "Giving women the Vote" with "Declaration of Sentiments"?

The text addresses several rights to which women are entitled, while the podcast addresses only the right to vote.

Which excerpt best supports the central idea of "Declaration of Sentiments," that women are entitled to the same natural rights enjoyed by men?

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ...

Select the sentence that contains both a subordinate and an independent clause.

While many men supported their cause, others fiercely opposed changes to women's status.

Which of the following best states the central idea of "Declaration of Sentiments,"?

Women are entitled to the same natural rights enjoyed by men.

According to the "Declaration of Sentiments," what is the current position of women in society?

Women have been systematically exploited and oppressed by men.

Which excerpt best supports the author's main purpose to get citizens to demand that the government pass laws granting women the same rights as male citizens?

[W]e insist that [women] have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of the United States.

Into what categories do the grievances listed in "Declaration of Sentiments," mainly fall?

grievances about marriage grievances about voting rights grievances about property ownership

Which of the following is the best definition of degraded?

inferior; lowered in quality

According to the "Declaration of Sentiments," to which of the following do all people have an "inalienable" right?

life liberty pursuit of happiness

Which of the following is the clearest example of an allusion in "Declaration of Sentiments,"?

the use of the phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident" from the Declaration of Independence

What is the author's main purpose in writing the "Declaration of Sentiments,"?

to get citizens to demand that the government pass laws granting women the same rights as male citizens