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Chapter 6

Reform Movements of the Progressive Era

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What is the definition of minimum wage? the lowest hourly amount an employer may legally pay an employee
What is the definition of temperance? not consuming alcoholic drinks
What is the definition of progressive? describing someone favoring social reform or change
What is the definition of suffrage? the right to vote in political elections
What is the definition of reform? to make changes to something in order to improve it
What is the definition of prohibit? to formally forbid a person or group from doing something
What is the definition of repeal? to state officially that a law has been taken back, or canceled
What rights did suffragists work to help gain and protect for women? the right to own property the right to equal opportunities in business; the right to get an education
Reforms in the Progressive Movement were intended to improve the lives of ____________-. all Americans
Reforms in the Progressive Movement were not able to protect ____________ from unsafe working conditions and long working hours. children
What was the 18th Amendment? ended legal sales of alcohol and supported the Temperance Movement
What was the 19th Amendment? allowed women the right to vote and was supported by the Women's Suffrage Movement
What two Amendments were reforms of the Progressive Movement? 18th and 19th Amendments
What is an Amendment? It is a change to the Constitution. Both the 18th and 19th Amendments changed the Constitution.
"He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice..." This text from the Declaration of Sentiments supports what claim? Women should have the right to vote.
How did the Prohibition end? with the ratification of the 21st Amendment
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