USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was Carrie Nation important to the temperance movement?
A
She went into saloons and broke bottles of liquor with a hatchet
B
She boycotted companies that used child labor
C
She picketed in front of the White House and was arrested
D
She boycotted saloons until alcohol was made illegal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Carrie Nation began her temperance work in Medicine Lodge by starting a local branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and campaigning for the enforcement of Kansas’ ban on the sale of liquor.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Attacking saloons with a hatchet, Carry Nation helped get America into rehab 100 years ago.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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