Textual Evidence
What inspired Nation’s crusade?
Her first husband died from alcoholism, inspiring her fight against alcohol.
Q: What is the central idea of the text?
Carry Nation was a fearless temperance activist using radical methods.
What personal event started her activism?
Her first husband’s death from alcohol-related causes.
Why was she arrested?
She was arrested for destroying saloons with a hatchet.
Name two details that support the central idea.
Central idea: A: Carry Nation was a fearless temperance activist using radical methods.
She smashed saloons with a hatchet and was arrested multiple times.
How did others respond to her methods?
Some supported her; others were angry or embarrassed.
One piece of evidence of her beliefs?
She believed she was divinely inspired to destroy saloons.
Summarize the selection in a sentence.
Nation used radical actions to protest alcohol, believing she was on a mission from God.
What impact did her actions have?
She brought national attention to temperance.
How did she defend her actions?
She claimed God told her to smash saloons because alcohol was destroying families.
What were public opinions about her?
Some admired her courage; others thought she was extreme.
Who/what influenced her actions?
Her personal loss, religious beliefs, and other temperance leaders.
What shows her dedication to the cause?
She continued activism despite arrests and ridicule.
How did the author develop the central idea?
By describing her actions, beliefs, and public reactions.
How did her actions shape her legacy?
She became a symbol of radical temperance activism.