What leading suffragist was arrested and convicted of attempting to vote in the 1872 election?

The leading suffragist was Susan B. Anthony

Explanation:

To begin with, the term suffragist is from the root word suffrage which means the right to cast votes during political elections. A suffragist is one that promotes such rights, especially for women.

Susan B. Anthony, - a leader of women suffrage movement - was the leading suffragist that was arrested for attempting to cast her vote in Rochester, New York during the 1872 presidential elections.

At the time of Susan's arrest, state laws only permitted men to vote in political elections. As such, Susan's act was seen as a violation of the law. Thus she was charged to court after being arrested for violating state laws.  

The judge - justice Ward Hunt directed jurors to find Susan guilty, a development which made him sentenced her to pay a fine of $100 for violating state laws.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

a. men

and during later times male slaves as well