Read the paragraph. Identify the sentence that states the stated main idea (topic sentence) of the paragraph. Indicate your answer by writing the correct sentence number in the blank. 1The word “suffrage” refers to the right to vote. 2The women’s suffrage movement in the United States succeeded with passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, granted women’s suffrage in 1776 but took it away in 1807. 4In Utah territory, women got the right to vote in 1870, but then lost it in the provisions of an 1887 federal law that prohibited polygamy. 5In the 19th century, several anti-suffragette groups were founded. 6Often backed by conservative men, these groups argued that women had complete freedom in the home, and that the political arena should be left to men. 7The women’s suffrage movement gained momentum after 1900 as, one by one, many states began granting women the right to vote. 8There was still no national suffrage law, however. 9In 1913, when five thousand women marched for the cause in Washington, DC, a crowd of onlookers became derisive and abusive. 10The police did not intervene, and more than one hundred women were hospitalized for injuries from the resulting chaos. 11Even after women achieved the vote, nay-saying continued. 12Warren G. Harding was the first president elected after passage of the 19th amendment. 13When his presidency was rocked by scandals, some blamed women for supporting the candidate who photographed well and was considered handsome.
