A by-product of the religious revivalism sweeping the nation, Prohibition soon became part of the whole social reform movement that preceded the Civil War. The earliest reformers called for moderation, not total abstinence, but as their movement gained strength it demanded a complete prohibition of all beer, wine, and liquor...
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Called the "15-gallon law," it prohibited the sale of alcohol in amounts of less than 15 gallons (57 liters). This limited the sale of alcohol to the wealthy. In 1846 Maine passed the first state Prohibition law. By the mid-1850s 13 states had such laws, but by 1863 all except Maine had repealed them...
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prohibition Not only did Americans continue to manufacture, barter, and possess alcohol; they drank more of it." Americans, who supported prohibition, argued that if drinking alcohol was illegal, the public would recognize and respect the law, and in turn, would give it up...	4 / 995
prohibition in 1920's It has never been enforced in this country" (LaGuardia). After the Volstead Act was put into place to determine specific laws and methods of enforcement, the Federal Prohibition Bureau was formulated in order to see that the Volstead Act was enforced...	7 / 1709
Prohibition: The Ignoble Experiment The drys were usually republican Protestants who believed alcohol was evil and that prohibition was the answer to societies problems. Well, the drys were wrong because many problems surfaced as a result of prohibition...	3 / 569
American Prohibition Nevertheless, these laws were frequently violated by bootleggers and commoners alike. Bootleggers smuggled liquor from overseas and Canada, stole it from government warehouses, and produced their own...	6 / 1467