mr. president, i’m afraid several of our students missed some key questions on their cba tests....
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Mr. President, I’m afraid several of our
students missed some key questions on their
CBA tests.
What do you mean they missed “some”
key questions? Didn’t they have a
review?
CBA Test Analysis #3
With the election of Gov. Davis in 1869 and the ratification of the 14th & 15th amendments, Pres. Grand declared which era in Texas
history at an end?
A. The Civil WarB. Mexican American WarC. ReconstructionD. Texas Revolution
The Progressive Era“A Time of Reform”
A Time for Change
• Urban population is growing.• Railroads, transportation, telegraph, and
telephone are improving communication.• Increase in industries throughout Texas.• Government needed to keep up with the
times, thus a demand for REFORMS.
Women’s Suffrage
Texas women, during this time, were becoming increasingly more active in politics and their ultimate goal was SUFFRAGE (the right to vote).
They would fight the legislature for many years until 1918 when the state let them vote in primaries and then 1919 in all elections
when the 19th Amendment was ratified. Annie Webb Blanton
became the first woman elected to state office.
Prohibition
Texans grew increasingly worried about alcohol and its effects on
society. Many believed that PROHIBITION and TEMPERANCE were the solution. Many women spearheaded the movements to
make counties either “dry” or “wet”. Eventually, the state
ratified the U.S.’s 18th Amendment which prohibited
the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
The Grange & Farmer’s Alliance
The Grange was an organization that came about after the war to
provide support for local farmers. These farmers worked together to buy in bulk and help James Hogg win the election for governor in 1890. Their goal was to end unfair railroad practices
such as MONOPOLIES.
James Hogg
James Hogg, a champion for the ordinary citizen, became
governor in 1890 and made it his mission to end illegal big business practices with REFORMS. He gave land back to the citizens, limited debt, lengthened the school year and increased school funding. His
reforms were known as Hogg’s Laws.
The Populist PartyPOPULISM was a national movement of
rural citizens still struggling through the growth of industries. Their goal was to
increase gov’t regulation by forming their own political party called the
People’s Party, or the Populist Party.Made up of farmers, ranchers, and
laborers, their demands eventually were adopted in latter years by the larger
Democratic party.
Progressive Movement
Progressives were social reformers who wanted the gov’t to run more
efficiently to improve the economy and reduce waste and corruption.
Progressives pushed for change to protect Texas laborers and labor
unions. These pushes resulted in new laws about work hours and child labor laws. Other issues were state banking system, better prisons, fair property
taxes, and food/drug safety standards.
NAACPThe National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, or the NAACP, was created to work against segregation practices that
affected the daily lives of African Americans. The first chapter in Texas was founded in
Houston in 1912.
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