Progressive era Amendments

No slavery

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

citizenship rights and equal protection under the law

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

cannot be denied vote based on race or previous "servitude" (all men can now vote)

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

direct election of senators by the people, not appointed

• 16th amendment

• 17th amendment

• 18th amendment

prohibition (cannot make, sell, or transport alcohol)

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

• 17th amendment

• 18th amendment

Established an income tax so the government could raise money

• 16th amendment

• 17th amendment

• 18th amendment

• 15th amendment

What did the Populists (mostly farmers) want?

• free seed to grow crops

• regulations on how much banks and railroads could charge them

• banning of alcohol (prohibition)

Prohibition was passed mainly by the work of ___________ who blamed alcohol for society's social problems.

• farmers

• men

• women

• business owners

The 17 Amendment

• allowed for the appointment of senators by people in higher offices

• gave people more of a voice in democracy.

• gave the right to vote to women

19th amendment

• direct election of senators

• prohibition

• women's right to vote