Temperance Movement

What is the Temperance Movement about?

• Reduce of Drugs

• Reduce of food

• Reduce of Alcohol

Many of the earliest temperance advocates were women.

• True

• False

A statewide effort in Ohio against alcohol did not happen until when?

• 1840s

• 1850s

• 1860s

• 1870s

Many Americans, including Ohioans, believed the social ills of the cities, including homelessness, high crime rates, and joblessness are all resulted from what?

• Alcohol

• Drugs

What town did the Women march through to have the owners sign a pledge against selling alcohol?

• Hillsboro, Ohio

• Columbus, Ohio

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Dayton, Ohio

Did many people believe that small amounts of alcohol could benefit a persons health?

• Yes

• No

Who confined its origins in the Temperance Movement?

• George Washington

• Carry Nation

• Mary Ashton Rice

• Benjamin Rush

In 1826 what was made because of the Temperance Movement?

• American Temperance Society

• A Society

• A club of women in society who wanted alcohol to be banned.

• Canada's Temperance Society

What was the first state to outlaw the sale/consumption alcohol?

• Ohio

• Utah

• Kansas

• New York

Who was a visible leader of the Temperance Movement?

• Margaret E. Milly

• Carrie A. Nation

• Nancy B. Ruth

• Marry C. Jane