What was the first western democracy to allow women to vote?
a. america
b. britain
c. canada
d. ireland?

The answer is a) America

Women's suffrage (also known as female suffrage, woman suffrage or woman's right to vote) is the right of women to vote in elections. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Finland, Iceland, Sweden and some Australian colonies and western U.S. states in the late 19th century.

South carolina was so angry about the election of lincoln that they seceded from the union on december 20, 1860. they attacked fort sumter later, on april 12, 1861.