B. It increased the government's power to fight a major social illness
Explanation:
The ratification of this amendment served the progressive agenda because it increased the government's power to fight a major social illness. The religious groups that stood up to this amendment wanted to create a better society. Their aim was to stop the vices and evils that are caused by drunkenness. The crimes committed due to the effect of alcohol which was a social illness was curtailed but norlt completely , but yet it increased the government's power to fight such major societal ill.
the Emancipation Proclamation officially took effect, the ideals of the Proclamation had been carefully contemplated by President Lincoln many months before.
