What was Carrie's main goal in pressuring Congress in 1919?
Pass the constitutional amendment
Reform education
Promote labor rights
Increase healthcare access
Answer
Pass the constitutional amendment was Carrie's primary objective when lobbying Congress in 1919. She sought to establish a nationwide prohibition on the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Carrie believed that prohibition would reduce crime, poverty, and domestic violence, and improve public health and morality. Her efforts culminated in the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, which implemented nationwide prohibition.
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