Key: E

Detailed analysis: The passage states that the women’s suffrage bill “continually failed to pass until 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.” This indicates nationwide voting rights came in 1920. Therefore, “After 1920” is the best answer.

Option check:

A is incorrect because 1865 is only the end of the Civil War, not the year women gained the vote.

B and C are incorrect because 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks, but not to women.

D is incorrect because 1878 is when the suffrage bill began being presented repeatedly, but it still failed.

E is correct because nationwide voting rights were granted in 1920; this is \(\gt\) all earlier dates mentioned.

Key: A

Detailed analysis: The second paragraph traces the development toward women’s voting rights: it mentions the Civil War’s end, the 14th and 15th Amendments (excluding women), feminist efforts, Wyoming Territory’s early action, repeated congressional bills, and finally the 19th Amendment in 1920. That sequence is essentially “the process of giving the right to vote to women.”

Why other options are weaker:

B is too broad: the paragraph uses the Civil War as a starting point, but the focus is voting rights, not general war effects \(\lt\) A.

C is partial: black suffrage is mentioned, but mainly as contrast (blacks received it, women did not).

D is only the ending point of the paragraph, not the whole main discussion.

E is just one supporting example (a territory that yielded in 1869), not the main idea.

Key: C

Detailed analysis: The passage describes women’s reform participation, how abolitionism opened political involvement, and then the long struggle leading to women receiving the right to vote in 1920. The central theme from start to finish is women’s suffrage (women’s voting rights), while the other topics serve as supporting background.

Option check:

A is included, but abolitionists are discussed mainly because they supported women’s rights.

B is a historical marker, not the main topic.

C is correct and \(\gt\) the others because it covers both paragraphs as one unified idea.

D is only one example mentioned briefly.

E is discussed as part of the struggle but not the passage’s overall focus.

Key: E

Detailed analysis: The first paragraph concludes: “They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and the conditions of others.” This directly matches the idea of improving life conditions. Therefore E is the best fit, even though the wording is awkward.

Option check:

A is not stated; the motive given is improving conditions, not seeking office.

B is irrelevant and not supported.

C is not mentioned.

D is not mentioned and is historically implausible within the text’s focus.

E is correct because it aligns with “better their living conditions,” which is \(\gt\) any political ambition implied by other options.

Key: B

Detailed analysis: In the passage, “suffrage” is directly connected to voting rights: the paragraph ends by saying the Nineteenth Amendment granted women “the right to vote.” Thus “women’s suffrage bill” means a bill about women’s right to vote.

Option check:

A relates to abolition, not the meaning of “suffrage.”

B is correct: suffrage = the right to vote.

C (citizenship) is related historically, but the text distinguishes citizenship/suffrage for blacks and emphasizes voting rights for women; meaning is \(\lt\) B.

D and E are unrelated meanings.