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    Why Prohibition Is Wrong

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    immediately broken by an abundance of illegal activity. There was Bootlegging‚ which is the term for buying and selling illegal alcohol‚ became widespread. Prohibition also lead to corruption of law enforcements officers and politicians around the country(Temperance). The corruption of law enforcement during this time helped build forceful crime syndicates‚ one being the operation of acclaimed gangster Al Capone. The most unforeseen

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    their social class. For example‚ “…the temperance crusade was‚ in part‚ an effort made by the city’s middle and upper classes to reform‚ reshape‚ and restrict working-class recreational practices.” But nevertheless‚ this struggle never followed straight class lines. A prime example of this would be in the immigrant Irish wage workers‚ where “Few Irish workers supported the no-license campaigns‚ but a substantial number did join their own Catholic temperance organizations” Though‚ it was not prohibition

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    2ND GREAT AWAKENING

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    corrupted all. This created an activist kind of Christian‚ one who sought to convert and to correct all the problems of the world. The greatest social and political significance of this Great Awakening came from the movements associated with it: temperance‚ moral reform (such as the campaign to end prostitution)‚ and most significantly‚ abolitionism. The second Great Awakening was a revival of Protestantism in North America. Utopian Society: People: Scottish industrialist Robert Owen bought New

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    American Reform Movements

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    or “communitarian” nature. The temperance movement started to rise in 1826 and societies tried to ban liquor. The liquor caused a decrease in the efficiency of labor because most men drank. Women gathered together to gain themselves more rights and delete the “cult of domesticity” out of men’s minds. American reform movements of the early nineteenth century had many successes and failures under the subjects of new religious groups along with utopias‚ temperance‚ and women’s rights. Since the

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    by giving the people in this Antebellum period new ideas. These ideas would soon cause change and revolution in our country. Examples include Women’s Rights‚ Temperance‚ and the idea of eradicating slavery. These ideas paved a way for the future America allowing for women to have equal rights as men (such as voting and equality). Temperance ideals also aided in the ban of alcohol and declaring it unhealthy so that order and and family would not be harmed. Last but not least‚ the abolition movement

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    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

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    Reform Movements

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    Gianna DeMase Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the United States was undergoing a series of reform movements. At the same time‚ America was rapidly growing and diversifying. Movements were designed to adapt to the new‚ bigger nation. They inspired the creation of new institutions as well. Americans had different feelings about their expanding nation. Some welcomed the changes‚ excited about the growth. Others became worried about the future of America. The reform movements came as a result of

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    period from 1920 to 1933‚ during which the sale‚ manufacture‚ and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally[1] as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Under substantial pressure from the temperance movement‚ the United States Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 18‚ 1917. Having been approved by 36 states‚ the 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16‚ 1919 and effected on January 16‚ 1920. Some state legislatures had already

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    APUSH- Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture & Reform‚ Terms and Review- KEY Terms to Know: Define these terms and demonstrate why each person‚ event‚ concept‚ or issue is important. Include page numbers please! 1. Romanticism = (Pg. 319) Part of a broad array of movements intended to adapt society to its new conditions. Optimistic faith in human nature; stood in marked contrast to traditional Protestant assumptions of original sin. Reformers argued that individuals should strive to give full

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    An Age of Reform Know: Sylvester Graham‚ Penitentiaries‚ Dorthea Dix 48. How and why did Dorthea Dix participate in the reform movements? Demon Rum--The "Old Deluder" Know: American Temperance Society‚ Neil S. Dow‚ Maine Law of 1851 49. Assess the successfulness of the temperance reformers. Women in Revolt Know: Spinsters‚ Alexis de Tocqueville‚ Cult of Domesticity‚ Catherine Beecher‚ Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Blackwell‚ Margaret

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