Question 22

The trend of granting full voting rights to women started on the West Coast and moved eastward.

The map illustrates a clear progression in the granting of voting rights to women, beginning in the West Coast states and gradually extending towards the east. This trend indicates that the movement for women's suffrage gained momentum in the western regions before influencing states further east.

A) The Midwest offered the least support for woman suffrage before 1920.

This option is incorrect as the map does not specifically indicate that the Midwest had the least support for woman suffrage. While some states in the Midwest may have had varying levels of support, the overall trend of suffrage does not allow for a definitive conclusion that the Midwest was the least supportive region.

B) The trend of granting full voting rights to women started on the West Coast and moved eastward.

This option is correct as the map supports the conclusion that the movement for women's suffrage began in the western states, such as California and Washington, before expanding to states in the Midwest and the East. The visual data demonstrates a chronological progression, reinforcing this conclusion.

C) Women generally had higher social status in the states of the former Confederacy than in the Northeast.

This statement is not supported by the map, which focuses primarily on voting rights rather than social status. The map does not provide information that can reliably compare the social status of women in the former Confederacy versus the Northeast.

D) The conditions of frontier life favored the cause of woman suffrage.

While this option may have some historical validity, the map does not provide direct evidence to support this conclusion. It focuses on the geographical spread of suffrage rather than the specific conditions that may have influenced it, making this option less relevant.

Conclusion

The evidence presented in the map clearly supports the conclusion that the trend of granting full voting rights to women originated on the West Coast and moved eastward, making option B the best choice. Other options either misinterpret the data or provide unsupported claims, highlighting the importance of accurate interpretation of the map's information.