In the Late Nineteenth Century, Why Was It More Common

question 4

Multiple Choice

In the late nineteenth century, why was it more common for western than for eastern states and territories to grant women the right to vote?

• A) Western states did not have the sharp division between Catholics and Protestants that hindered the suffrage movement in the East.
• B) Fewer women lived in the trans-Mississippi region, so men in these states and territories believed their votes would have minimal impact on elections.
• C) Women's suffrage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were natives of the West and eloquently persuaded their home states to grant women the right to vote.
• D) Western states appreciated the active role women took in the Civil War and rewarded their actions by granting them suffrage.