HIST 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The White Slave, Settlement Movement, Socalled
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Pick up from previous class: september 23, 2016. A few common traits fount amongst progressives during the late 19th and early on in the 20th centuries. Was that the government was to be used to help struggling americans. It was a departure from when the u. s was established; it was established on a fear of government. The first 10 amendments limited the athority of the federal government. But a new role for government getting involved in a positive way, but it also meant that the best and brightest would be needed to solve in office. They used science to remedy social issues and by manipulating the environment just like the settlement house work, it would better the lives of the individuals. One of the progressive events taking place during the late 19th early 20th century was to end what was known as the.
