USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the purpose of temperance?
A
To refuse alcohol
B
To indulge in alcohol
C
To abolish slavery
D
To refuse food
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society’s problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.

Detailed explanation-2: -temperance movement, movement dedicated to promoting moderation and, more often, complete abstinence in the use of intoxicating liquor (see alcohol consumption).

Detailed explanation-3: -The temperance movement took place in the United States from about 1800 to 1933. In the early 1800s, many Americans believed that drinking was immoral and that alcohol was a threat to the nation’s success. These beliefs led to widespread support for temperance, which means not drinking alcohol.

Detailed explanation-4: -People were instructed to only drink pure water and the teetotalists were known as the “pure-water army". In the US, the American Temperance Union advocated total abstinence from distilled and fermented liquors.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Temperance Movement began in the early 19th century with the goal of limiting or even banning consumption of alcoholic beverages. Temperance was a reform movement largely inspired by the religious revival that swept across the country in the early 1800s.

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