The Progressive Movement- 3rd Period

How did Governor Tillman respond to prohibition movements in South Carolina?

• He spoke in front of Congress in support of an amendment that banned the sale of alcohol across the country.

• He did not support prohibition but enacted a dispensary system that controlled the sale of alcohol in the state.

• He supported the prohibition movement and banned the sale of alcohol in the state.

• He allowed each county to vote on whether the state should ban the sale of alcohol.

One progressive reform in the nation during the early 1900's was temperance. How did SC respond to the idea of temperance?

• South Carolinians were strongly opposed to temperance since a majority of the corn crop was sold to alcohol-production companies.

• South Carolinians stayed out of the debate on temperance believing that the government did not have the right to regulate alcohol.

• South Carolinians were generally supportive of temperance, and many counties were "dry" before the 18th Amendment was ratified.

• South Carolinians were opposed to temperance because they did not feel it would have an impact on them.

Which idea summarizes the Progressive Movement in South Carolina?

• The main focus of the movement in South Carolina was to reform conditions for immigrant workers.

• South Carolina's Progressive Movement had a narrower focus than it did in northern states.

• South Carolina progressives focused solely on improving education opportunities for children.

• Women in South Carolina were able to achieve more reforms than women in other states.

Why did the Progressive Movement begin at the city and state levels during the late 1800's?

• The threat of global war sparked a new viewpoint on the role of governments.

• The failure of Reconstruction policies forced governments to address racial issues.

• Expansion of federal power forced local governments into reactionary policies.

• Local governments reacted to growing cities and changing workplaces.

What objection to granting suffrage rights to women is most evident in this cartoon?

• Women do not have enough education to make an informed decision.

• Women will vote for the same candidate as their husbands.

• Giving voting rights to women will force women to work outside the home.

• Allowing women to vote will breakdown traditional gender roles.

South Carolina in the early 1900's:

* One third of South Carolina's children went to school at the

turn of the century.

* One third of children who did attend school in South

Carolina only went for four months of the year.

* Many South Carolina textile mills hired child laborers to

work in the factories.

What conclusion is supported by these statements?

• South Carolina's government made public education a high priority.

• Most children in South Carolina attended private schools.

• Children in South Carolina had very high literacy rates.

• Education of children was a low priority in South Carolina in the early 1900's.

Many of South Carolina's progressive reforms were women. In what area did they receive very little support?

• the establishment of a state hospital for tuberculosis

• the push for women's suffrage

• the promotion of prohibition of alcohol

• the improvement of education

By the time the U.S. government passed Prohibition, what was the status of alcohol sales in South Carolina?

• All alcohol was bottled and sold through the dispensary system.

• Alcohol could only be sold in certain counties that had voted to remain "wet."

• Alcohol was sold with little regulation within the boundaries of the state.

• Prohibition had already passed at the statewide level.

Why did some mill workers resent reforms like the minimum working age and compulsory[mandatory] school attendance?

• They did not want to become better educated.

• They need the income that working children could bring to the family.

• They did not want their children going to school with African-Americans.

• They thought business owners should make the decisions about these issues.

Which of these progressive reforms attempted to address the problem of illiteracy among mill children?

• Compulsory attendance laws for school-age children

• A state hospital for patients with tuberculosis

• The promotion of temperance

• The segregation of schools