Alcohol In Colonial America

Alcohol was discovered in india. The babylonians worshiped a wine goddess in 2700 B.C in Greece. One of the first alcoholic beverages in the U.S to gain popularity was mead, a fermented drink made from honey and water. Many people like early immigrants made alcoholic beverage from fruits such as blackberries, strawberries, cranberries,gooseberries,elderberries, and currants also vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots,beets,onions, squash , and celery they also used different types of flowers. The early temperance movement alcohol was a part of american culture from time the first colonies were established. Beer was one of the earliest industries in colonial America.The growing popularity of rum,whisky, beer and other spirits caused a reaction against the effects of excessive alcohol consumption. The prohibition in the united
They thought alcohol was a safer choice and by the eighteenth century, distilled spirits were cheap and widely available. Alcohol was such a normal part of society that it was served at almost every meal and social occasion even at work and other places. Colonists believed drinking different alcoholic beverages was part of a proper diet which it was wasn’t a proper diet because beer would make people fat. Many people would drink beer any time of the day. Beer and wine have shaped the united states history from the voyage of the mayflower. Booze has left an indelible mark on the nation's culture. Beer was the liquid gold of the seventeenth century. Drinking has always been a cherished national custom because many people would drink to celebrate,grieve, and a way to take the edge off. But alcohol also affected the united states in many ways because many people didn’t know that alcohol was bad for you immune system. They would send people to war drunk to fight. They would use it as medicine and many other things. With more and more people drinking every day many people would