Legacy of Mid-19th Century Suffrage Movements
It may be asked, “Why do you want [the right to vote]? ...Women have not this right.” ...Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because some one else is deprived of that privilege? I hold that women, as well as men, have the right to vote [Applause.], and my heart and voice go with the movement to extend suffrage to woman; but that question rests upon another basis than which our right rests. No class of men can, without insulting their own nature, be content with any deprivation of their rights.
The campaigns to expand voting rights in the mid-nineteenth century had which of the following long-term consequences for other social movements?
A
Resulted in a significant reduction of Native American lands and autonomy in subsequent years.
B
Paved the way for rapid economic shifts, including industrialization and urbanization, in America.
C
Inspired the women’s suffrage movement to successfully obtain voting rights through the 19th Amendment.
D
Directly led to the dismantling of racial segregation laws nationwide by the end of the 19th century.
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