U.S.

History
16th - 19th Amendments
 Snack Shop Vote

Think about the snacks we sell in the snack shop

We’re going to have some NEW snacks for you to

purchase and YOU get to vote on what they’ll be

Write down 3 different snacks you’d like us to sell here

at Pantano

We will take a vote and select the final 2 in each class

to go to the FINAL school vote
ONLY the girls in the
school get to vote on
these new snacks
Is this fair?
Why or why not?
What were some political and social
goals of the Progressive Movement?
Progressive Movement

Progressive Movement - period of

widespread social activism and political reform
(what does this mean?) across the U.S., from
the 1890s to the 1920s

The main objective of the Progressive

Movement was eliminating corruption in
government (Did this happen?)
Many progressives supported Prohibition
(what is this?) in order to destroy the political
power of local bosses based in saloons

In the attempt to end corruption, women's

suffrage (what is this?) was promoted to bring
a "purer" female vote into the arena
 16th Amendment

Adopted on February 3, 1913

The 16th Amendment allowed the federal government

to collect income taxes, a power that was formerly
limited to the states (what is the purpose of taxes? Are
they essential?)

As a result, the federal government would offer funding

to states if they would voluntarily comply with federal
policies
How were they elected before this?
 17th Amendment

Adopted on May 31, 1913

The 17th Amendment established the

popular election of U.S. Senators by the
people of the states

Senators were previously elected by state

legislatures
Only amendment to be repealed in its entirety
 18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment took away the power of states
to allow or regulate alcohol

Ratified on January 16, 1919 (went into effect a year

later - 1st amendment to implement a time delay (?)

Prohibition - declared the production, transportation,

and sale of alcohol illegal

The consumption or private possession of alcohol was

NOT illegal

Up to this point, every state had the power to decide

whether it was a "wet" or "dry" state
Volstead Act - created methods for enforcing
Prohibition, and it defined which "intoxicating liquors"
were prohibited and which were excluded from
prohibition (e.g., for medical and religious purposes)

Alcohol consumption decreased nationwide, but a vast

criminal underworld also developed

Result - Bootleggers smuggled alcohol illegally and

gangsters like Al Capone made smuggling the
centerpiece of their criminal empires

At the time Prohibition was repealed with the 21st

Amendment (1933), the overwhelming national reaction
was relief
 19th Amendment

Ratified on August 18, 1920

19th Amendment - prohibits any U.S. citizen

from being denied the right to vote on the
basis of sex

It was the culmination of the women's suffrage

movement, which fought at both state and
national levels to achieve the vote
Summary of 16-19 Amendments
Choose ONE of these to think about and write

1. Of the amendments we discussed today, which

one(s) do you think is the most important? Why?

2. Why do you think it took until 1920 for women to

receive the right to vote in the U.S.?

Discuss your thoughts with your neighbor

Share
MVP (Most Valuable
Point)

One key idea or point I got from today’s lesson

was…

This is important because…

 Amendment Poster Assignment:
Choose any amendment (16th - 19th) we discussed
today and create a poster to thoroughly describe it

Poster must contain the following:

1. Slogan or dialogue convincing people to be either in

favor of or against the amendment
2. At least two detailed and colored drawings that
support your message
3. On the back of your poster, write a brief description
of the 16th - 19th Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution - 15 points