Progressives wanted to reform...

Progressivism reached a large audience through the work of '_____________' journalists.

Progressive mayors and governors were supported by a growing middle class in their localities and Progressivism gained support at the national level with the presidency of...

In South Carolina, some national issues held little concern. South Carolinians were not interested in solving the problems of new immigrants, since few came to the state. Some southerners, such as Ben Tillman, argued that disenfranchising the African American was a progressive reform of government since such an act removed from the body politic a group deemed...

The major issues of the Progressives in South Carolina included all of the following EXCEPT:

Just as with the Populist movement in South Carolina, progressive South Carolinians did not want to align themselves with the national movement or party but rather worked within the _____________ Party.

Despite the opposition of politically powerful mill owners, progressives were able to pass child labor laws that set the minimum age to work at ____ and later raised it to _____.

South Carolina progressives were also concerned with all of the following issues EXCEPT:

Only one third of South Carolina children went to school at the tum of the century. Of those who attended, one third only attended school for...

A land grant from the United States government was offered to assist African American farmers but the state would not authorize the purchase of land. ________ College, an African American institution founded during Reconstruction, offered land and support. Clemson and South Carolina State attempted to provide the state's farmers with the latest in farming techniques and encouraged the _______________________.

Many progressives throughout the nation believed that prohibition of the sale of ___________ or the promotion of temperance in the use of alcohol would curb crime and __________ the family.

Many socially conservative farmers supported prohibition and voters approved a referendum in favor of prohibition. The legislature passed a prohibition bill, but Tillman substituted the State Dispensary system so that the state would control the....

By the early twentieth century, many county governments [over twenty out of forty-three] passed prohibition laws that made them "dry" counties. In 1915, the state passed a prohibition law and in 1918 the United States amended the United States Constitution to outlaw the sale and distribution of alcohol. Many South Carolinians continued...

Although South Carolina women, like women throughout the United States, took an active role in promoting reforms that would improve their communities, they gained little support for securing...

Women's clubs (both White and African American) promoted all of the following EXCEPT:

President Wilson, recognized women's contributions to the war effort by supporting a suffrage amendment to the Constitution. The _____ amendment was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification.

Government reform was another cornerstone of the ______________ idea throughout the nation.

Reform initiatives were based on the expansion of democracy and the limitation of the power of the corrupt political bosses and included support for all of the following EXCEPT:

South Carolina also tried to limit the voting power of the _____________. Having all but eliminated the African American vote, middle class South Carolinians used a variety of devices to limit the political power of _______________.

Several state governors, like governors throughout the United States, supported a ___________ system including the income tax that could provide needed services to the people.

The _____ amendment established the federal income tax.

One governor [_____________] supported raising state taxes to increase spending on public education.

Support in South Carolina for raising state taxes to increase spending on public education and supported a law that increased the amount of time students were to spend in school to ____ months per year.

Another progressive South Carolina governor, ___________________, helped to establish a fair tax system that enforced income taxes for all South Carolinians, established schools, improved the administration of hospitals, and paved South Carolina's roads.

Despite progressive efforts, graduation rates from high schools in South Carolina, especially African American high schools, were _______________ due to limited numbers of high schools in the state.

In the Progressive Era, many South Carolinians embraced the idea that good government could improve the lives of the state's people. ____________ brought an end to the progressive movement but not an end to the problems the movement had tried to address.

The Amendment that gave women the right to vote was passed by Congress in 1920. When was the Amendment ratified in South Carolina?

Which of the following was a key focus of the Progressive Era reforms in South Carolina?

During the Progressive Era, which group was primarily targeted for disenfranchisement in South Carolina?

What was one of the main goals of the Progressive movement in terms of education in South Carolina?