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Progressive Movement |
Developed first at the city and state level in response to problems of the growing cities and changing workplace around 1900. |
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Goal of progressives |
solve social and political problems |
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Muckrackers |
Helped progressivi movement reach a large audience by reporting problems |
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The State |
Newspaper in Columbia that supported progressive issues such as child labor reform |
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Theodore Roosevelt |
1st progressive president and progressives gained support at the national level (along with the growing middle class) |
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National Progressive movement |
Reform corrupt government End big monopolies (Standard oil) Improve conditions working class Address problems with immigrants |
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SC Progressive movemtnt |
Improve child labor fair treatment for workers temperance (prohibition) women's suffrage improve education |
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temperance movement |
believed in prohibition said alcohol led to immoral acts. |
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Prohibition |
illegal to sell, produce, or drink alcohol 1097 SC Dispensary closed 1909 Most SC counties dry 1915 SC prohibited the sale of alcohol |
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SC child labor laws |
1903 no child under 12 mines/factories 1917 changed to 14 1937 changed to 16 |
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19th amendment |
Women can vote (1920) (South Carolina did not ratify until 1967 but women could still vote because it was ratified by most other states and was law) |
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Progressive Women |
fought to reform schools, medicine, prohibition, and women suffrage. |
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Richard Manning |
1914 governor SC made a compulsory attendance law and increased school funding. |
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Established in SC by progressive movement |
Better medical treatments mill workers SC hospital system SC Highway Department to improve roads Money raised for libraries to fight illiteracy |
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16th Amendment |
Income tax needed for government programs established by progressive movement as people began to rely on government programs to fix problems. |
