Question 77 of 100
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Acceptable answers
- fought for women's rights
- fought for civil rights
Explanation
Susan B. Anthony fought for women's rights and civil rights, especially the right to vote.
Why it matters
Her work helped lead to the 19th Amendment, which gave women the vote in 1920.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 77 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
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