RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She went into saloons and broke bottles of liquor with a hatchet
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She boycotted companies that used child labor
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She picketed in front of the White House and was arrested
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She boycotted saloons until alcohol was made illegal
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Detailed explanation-1: -She organized a local branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), and campaigned for enforcement of the state’s liquor laws. Nation was also a supporter of women’s suffrage and women’s rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -Activist Carry Nation Used a Hatchet to Smash Booze Bottles Before Prohibition. Carry Nation had a bad history with alcohol-and she went to extremes to try and get it banned. Carry Nation, here with her bible and hatchet, was a member of the temperance movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Attacking saloons with a hatchet, Carry Nation helped get America into rehab 100 years ago.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since the Kansas Constitution prohibited the purchase of alcohol, Nation argued that destroying saloons was an acceptable means of battling the state’s thriving liquor trade.