2MP weeks 3 & 4 study guide (women in history/econ)

The MAIN theme of Sojourner Truth's 1851 speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" to the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio was__________

• the evils of slavery

• the need fro more canals and better roads

• women's need to stay at home

• the inner strength of women

At the very beginning of the Constitution, the phrase "We the People" emphasizes which of these principles?

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

Which of the following is closely linked to Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

• the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Seneca Falls Convention on women's ights

• the Underground railroad

• the Lincoln-Douglass debates

All of the following were leaders of the suffrage movement EXCEPT

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Lucretia Mott

• Sojourner Truth

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights protects the freedom of speech?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 5th

• 4th

Which of the following was a famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd garrison

According to the law of supply and demand, what happens when the price of an item rises?

• People will buy more of it

• The demand will decrease

• People will buy the same amount of it

• The supply will increase

What is productivity?

• a voluntary exchange of goods

• work done for free

• the amount of a product that can be made in any given time span

• a case of specialization

Which of the following is a want, rather than a need?

• clothing

• shelter

• water

• video games

What is an opportunity cost?

• the choice of doing one thing rather than another

• work done for other people for free

• sacrifice made when a person chooses between alternative goods and services

• something that encourages a person to take a certain action