LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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movement to encourage people to vote
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movement that encouraged people to go to church
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movement that encouraged people not to fight government
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movement that encouraged people not to drink alcohol
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a response to rising social problems in urbanized areas, a stricter form of temperance emerged called teetotalism, which promoted the complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages, this time including wine and beer, not just ardent spirits.
Detailed explanation-2: -The temperance movement, rooted in America’s Protestant churches, first urged moderation, then encouraged drinkers to help each other to resist temptation, and ultimately demanded that local, state, and national governments prohibit alcohol outright.
Detailed explanation-3: -temperance movement, movement dedicated to promoting moderation and, more often, complete abstinence in the use of intoxicating liquor (see alcohol consumption).
Detailed explanation-4: -Followers of the temperance movement believed alcohol was to blame for societal problems like unemployment, crime, poverty, and domestic abuse. Many women recognized the damaging effects of drinking on the family and worked through anti-liquor organizations and moral persuasion to regulate alcohol consumption.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Temperance Movement, also called the Prohibition Movement, was a political and social movement in the United States popular during the Progressive Era.