Temperence

Temperence Temperance societies and Progressives alike saw the need for more governmental control and involvement in citizens' lives. They were successful in passing several laws at the local level. Between 1905 and 1917, states across the nation were imposing laws that prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages. They did not stop there, however. The temperance societies began to push to change American society and elevate morality through national legislation. In 1917, the House of Representatives wanted to make Prohibition the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Congress sent the amendment to the states for ratification, where it needed three-fourths approval. The amendment stipulated amendment, states, consumption, temperance, societies, sale, prohibition, percent, manufacture, liquor, laws, law, however, dropped, alcohol, 1917, yes, years, worker, worked, wanted, united, transportation, toward, time, through, three-fourths, successful, stop, stipulated, statistics, society, several, seven, sent, saw