Temperance Movement

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

• a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

• a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

• a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

• the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women.

Which of the following key words or phrases best represent the temperance movement?

• voting rights

• education

• workers' rights

• prohibition

Which of the following choices best describes Frances Willard?

• (1858-1952) Married William Boole, a Temperance Activist. Became the Vice-President of her local chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union

• (1839-1898) Became leader of the WCTU. She worked to educate people about the evils of alcohol. She urged laws banning the sale of liquor. Also worked to outlaw saloons as step towards strengthening democracy.

• (1846-1911) Temperance advocate; she took extreme measures to further her cause by entering saloons in her native state of Kansas and smashing bottles of alcohol with a hatchet.

Which of the following are causes of the temperance movement? MARK ALL THAT APPLY.

• Domestic violence became a trend

• Men/husbands were spending a lot of money on alcohol

• Men/husbands were spending so much time at bars and saloons

Define Prohibition.

• A partial ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco

• A partial ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

• A total ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco

• A total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

What did the Temperance Movement believe was contributing to the moral decline of the United States?

• Drugs

• Alcohol

• Relgion

• All of the above

What did Americans blame alcohol for?

• Debt

• Society's demerits

• Bad grades

• Loss of jobs

Ideally were Americans trying to completely ban alcohol, why didn't they?

• Many people only wanted reduced consumption

• The government would collapse

• Kids needed it

• It was too hard to ban

What pledge was promulgated by various preachers?

• Pledge of god

• Pledge of sports

• Pledge of Abstinence

• Pledge too Mr. Feeney

Which of the following choices best defines "saloon" ?

• Bars or taverns where mostly men would gather to drink, eat, relax, play games, and, often, to discuss politics.

• Bars or taverns where mostly wmen would gather to drink, eat, relax, play games, and, often, to discuss politics.