1840 Temperance Movement (jan 7, 1841 – nov 27, 1848)
Description:
-abstinence from alcoholic drink.-Maine passed the first state prohibition laws in 1846, followed by a stricter law in 1851.
-January 19, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages.
- no it was the opposite
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Date:
jan 7, 1841
nov 27, 1848
~ 7 years and 10 months