Carrie Nation influenced Congress and pushed them enough so that they passed the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture and sale of Alcoholic Beverages. Many progressives worked to get it passed, including Carrie Nation, because they thought an alcohol ban would reduce poverty. They argued that liquor added to unemployment and violence. This movement was called the temperance movement.
= Why did we adopt the 18th amendment? = good answer.....
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution.
The 18th amendment... Prohibition
The 18th amendment established Prohibition of alcohol in the US.
the 18th amendment was ratified on january.16,1919
The 18th amendment
The 18th Amendment
The 18th amendment
Passage of the 18th Amendment, passage of the Volstead Act, passage of the 21st Amendment, and the St. Valentine's Day massacre.
The 18th amendment
Carry Nation was a highly controversial temperance activist. Although she was a member of the Woman's christian Temperance Union (WCTU), the organization was reluctant to acknowledge her as its own. It is difficult to assess her contribution to the passage of the 18th Amendment.
Alcohol caused crime and broke up families.
The 18th Amendment
The 21st amendment repelled against the 18th amendment.
who wanted the 18th amendment?
= Why did we adopt the 18th amendment? = good answer.....
who was for the passing of the 18th amendment