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Temperance Movement

Temperance Movement . (temperance: abstinence from alcohol). Causes. People saw the issue of drinking as equally as bad as slavery. By 1830, the average american over 15 consumed 7 gallons of alcohol per year, which is 3 times as much as we drink today

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Temperance Movement

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  1. Temperance Movement (temperance: abstinence from alcohol)

  2. Causes • People saw the issue of drinking as equally as bad as slavery. • By 1830, the average american over 15 consumed 7 gallons of alcohol per year, which is 3 times as much as we drink today • People were concerned with the drinking behavior of Americans • wanted to improve and perfect American society • Reformers focused on saloons • major center of immigrant cultures • Focus: working class • economic- sober, efficient workers

  3. Causes • Concern for dangers of consumption and effects on families • Women, especially mothers, thought alcohol was ruining their families because they depended on the men. • In the 1600s and 1700s, there were few things available to drink • water and unpasteurized milk was risky • coffee and tea was expensive • some people believed it was beneficial for your health.

  4. Women’s Christian Temperance Union • The group was led by Frances willard • After the civil war, millions of European immigrants came over to America’s crowded cities • The brewing business boomed as they tried to keep up with the demand for alcohol • This organization began as a result of distraught wives and mothers because of the excessive use of alcohol • Their ultimate goal was a prohibition amendment

  5. Anti-Saloon league • Leading organization behind the prohibition act • It began in Ohio and quicly became a national organization • They united with republicans, democrats, populists, the Klu Klux Klan, and many religious leaders. • They also got a lot of support from some of the most powerful industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie • They eventually got it to be a constitutional amendment, however, it was poorly enforced.

  6. 18th Amendment • 1920-1933 • (only amendment to be repealed) • The 18th amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcoholic beverages • Not only did it fail to prevent the consumption of alcohol, it led to unregulated and untaxed alcohol as well as increased violence.

  7. Works Cited Works Cited "The 18th Amendment." The 18th Amendment. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. "Prohibition." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. "Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S." Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. "Why Prohibition? | Temperance & Prohibition." Why Prohibition? | Temperance & Prohibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.

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