Prohibition

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Some people, including physicians and ministers, became concerned about the extent of alcohol use. They believed that drinking alcohol damaged people’s health and moral behavior, and promoted poverty. People concerned about alcohol use urged temperance- that is, the reduction or elimination of the use of alcoholic beverages. At first, supporters of temperance urged drinkers to drink only moderate amounts. But the supporters later became convinced that alcoholic beverages were addictive. In the 1820’s and 1830’s, the first temperance crusade reduced the average annual intake of pure alcohol per person to about 3 gallons.() Support for declined after the Civil War began in 1861. To revive support, people who favored , often called drys or ist, formed a number of organizations to promote liquor reform. In 1869, for example, drys founded the Party, which presented ist candidates for political office. In 1874, a group of Protestant women established the Women’s Christian ...

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