prohibition

what was prohibition

banning the sale manufacturing and distribution of alcohol

which act and amendment implemented this

Volstead act 1919 and 18th Amendment

what was the temperance movement

campaigns like the Antebellum campaign against alcohol

did the Antebellum campaigns work

yes 13 states had “maine” laws by 1855

how did pasteurisation and fridges lead to more alcohol consumption

could transport it without it going weird

how many gallons of alcohol was consumed in 1850 and 1890

1850 = 36 million gallons

1890 = 855 million gallons

why did rural and poorer areas drink more alcohol then water