During the 1850s, national women's rights conventions were held almost every year. However, when the Civil War began in 1861, most women's rights activists paused their movement to contribute to the war effort. After the war, the women's rights movement began again, with many members demanding the right to vote.

Question

The timeline below shows when and where different groups were guaranteed the right to vote. Look at the timeline. Then answer the question below

timeline:

A timeline ranging from 1840 and 1940 is shown. on 1848 at Seneca falls, women demand the right to vote. on 1869, the Wyoming territory grants women the right to vote. On 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment guarantees African American men the right to vote. On 1893-1896, the states of Colorado, Utah, and Idaho, grant women the right to vote. On 1910-1919, Twelve more states grant women the right to vote. On 1920, The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees women the right to vote in all states.

Based on the timeline, which of these statements is true?

More than 70 years after Seneca falls, women gained the right to vote in all states

in 1900, women were not allowed to vote anywhere in the united states.

Women and African American men were both granted the right to vote in 1870.

Answer 1

Based on the timeline, the true statement is:

More than 70 years after Seneca Falls, women gained the right to vote in all states.

Here’s why the other statements are not accurate:

• In 1900, women were not allowed to vote anywhere in the United States. This statement is not true because, according to the timeline, women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming territory in 1869 and later in Colorado, Utah, and Idaho between 1893 and 1896.

• Women and African American men were both granted the right to vote in 1870. This statement is misleading because while the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870, it specifically guaranteed African American men the right to vote, but women did not gain the right to vote until 1920 with the Nineteenth Amendment.