The Temperance Movement

The TemperanceMovement

Is the movement to reduce the use of alcohol and booze use within the people for the good of their health and safety as well as the safety of others.

Quote:"Gentlemen, I refuse to sign any pledge. I have never been drunk, and, by the blessing of God, I never will get drunk, but I have a constitutional privilege to get drunk, and that privilege I will not sign away."-Chancellor Kent

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Website Link:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1054.html

Facts: The Temperance Movement crested when the 18th Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified; The Temperance Movement created a void of alcohol filled by bootleggers;The Temperance Movement really began in the 19th Century and the early 20th century

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