Module 6: A Nation Grows - 1877 to the 1900s

Martina is ready to exercise the Nineteenth Amendment right to vote

America went through a great period of change and reform after the Civil War. Rapid immigration due to an expansion in industry created a “melting pot.” This was a time in the history of the United States, where workers were exploited and businessman made a tremendous amount of money. The social differences between the working class and upper-class were unjust and caused the Progressive Movement. The Progressive Movement helped to reform the working conditions experienced by men, women and children. At the same time, state and local governments were reformed along with the process of elections, and women finally earned the right to vote. The only thing that did not change during the Progressive Movement was the segregation of African Americans. Laws were put in places that made segregation legal as long as “separate but equal” facilities were created.

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