Question

question 8 of 20
why were women able to vote in western states like wyoming before the rest of the country?
a. they were influenced by native american culture.
b. women went to school longer in the west than in the east.
c. religion was stronger in the west.
d. life in the west was not tied to traditional rules of society.

Explanation:

To determine why women could vote in western states like Wyoming earlier, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Native American cultures had diverse gender roles, but there's no strong evidence that western states' women's suffrage was directly influenced by them in a defining way.
• Option B: There's no historical basis showing women in the West went to school longer than in the East, and education length isn't a primary factor for early women's suffrage in the West.
• Option C: Religion in the West was not stronger (and in fact, traditional religious norms often restricted women's rights, so a "stronger religion" would likely hinder, not help, suffrage).
• Option D: The West was a new frontier with less established traditional social rules. There was a need for women's participation in building communities, and the lack of rigid traditional gender hierarchies (compared to the more established East) allowed for earlier women's suffrage.

Answer:

D. Life in the West was not tied to traditional rules of society.