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Rev. Lyman's Six Sermons of Intemperance
One of the first time alcohol was very frowned upon came from a reverend. He implied that god himself hated people who drank. The Reverend said that drinking led to bad thought and choices and people took this very seriously. -
Maine
Maine was the first place to ban the sale of alcohol. In Portland a mayor Neal Dow had collected signatures to pass this bill. -
The Choir
In 1873 a group of women actually sang against banning alcohol. This is just one example of how many people were against this bill trying to be past. -
The Prohibition Party
Kansas was the second state to ban the production and sale of alcohol. After this was passed Carry Nation went around smashing saloons. This was extremely controversial at the time. -
The League
In 1893 there was an Anti-Saloon League formed from Reverend Howard. They believed that alcohol was a drug. They taught that it could not be used recreational and it was dangerous. -
The Mass March
In Washington D.C, there was a march that involved groups like the Women Christian Temperance Union and the Anit-Saloon League. They went to demand a prohibition amendment to the constitution. -
18th Amendment
This was an amendment that was made, it said that alcohol production, transportation and sale was illegal. -
Rum Rows
A man by the name of William McCoy made trades of liquor. He traded it through the country and made lots of money smuggling alcohol. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crashed. This caused everyone to be basically bankrupt. America fell into a big problem. -
The 21st Amendment
In December of 1933 the 21st Amendment was made. This repealed prohibition.