On this day, we continued with notes over Chapter 9. Here are the key questions:Ch. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era. Women now were getting educated, and many became teachers from that. They pushed the passing of the 18th and 19th Amendments: Prohibition and Women's Suffrage. Less work inside the house.-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment. They first tried to do it by states only. Then they tested the 14th Amendment. And finally how they should get thier own Amendment, so they could get equal rights as well as men.-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance. The Women's Christen Temperance Union, (which was aginst alcohol and supported the 18th Amendment) Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Katie Stanton, both members of the WCTU.Ch. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.-Square Deal. Roosevelt's election campaign was to support every American and not just the richer men. Was Vice President to McKinley, but McKinley was assassinated.-Breaking up trusts. Good trust vs. bad trust. He broke up monopolies, like the Standard Oil Company.-Breaking up strikes. Several coal miners went on strike due to their wages. Roosevelt decided to fire them and put immigrants in for them. They decided to stop and went back to work.-Regulating railroads. Squared away deals with the owners of the railroads, which means everyone pays the same amount to ride on a train. Passed the Elkins act in 1903 and the Hepburn Act in 1906.-Regulating food and drugs. Roosevelt passed the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.-Civil Rights. Roosevelt did not do much to help the African Americans in his time as president.
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