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Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act (which defined "intoxicating liquors" excluding those used for religious purposes), established Prohibition in the United States. Ratified on January 16, 1919, it is notable as the only amendment to the United States Constitution that has been repealed (by the Twenty-First Amendment).(Wiki) January 16,1919
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∙ 10y ago46 states approved the 18th Amendment (prohibition of alcohol) between 1918 and 1919. Only Connecticut and Rhode Island voted against ratification. The amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.
Dates of ratification:
(adopted on December 18, 1917; declared ratified January 16, 1919)
Mississippi (January 7, 1918)
Virginia (January 11, 1918)
Kentucky (January 14, 1918)
North Dakota (January 25, 1918)
South Carolina (January 29, 1918)
Maryland (February 13, 1918)
Montana (February 19, 1918)
Texas (March 4, 1918)
Delaware (March 18, 1918)
South Dakota (March 20, 1918)
Massachusetts (April 2, 1918)
Arizona (May 24, 1918)
Georgia (June 26, 1918)
Louisiana (August 3, 1918)
Florida (November 27, 1918)
Michigan (January 2, 1919)
Ohio (January 7, 1919)
Oklahoma (January 7, 1919)
Idaho (January 8, 1919)
Maine (January 8, 1919)
West Virginia (January 9, 1919)
California (January 13, 1919)
Tennessee (January 13, 1919)
Washington (January 13, 1919)
Arkansas (January 14, 1919)
Illinois (January 14, 1919)
Indiana (January 14, 1919)
Kansas (January 14, 1919)
Alabama (January 15, 1919)
Colorado (January 15, 1919)
Iowa (January 15, 1919)
New Hampshire (January 15, 1919)
Oregon (January 15, 1919)
* 34th through 38th states, for 36 needed
North Carolina (January 16, 1919)
Utah (January 16, 1919)
Nebraska (January 16, 1919)
Missouri (January 16, 1919)
Wyoming (January 16, 1919)
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Minnesota (January 17, 1919)
Wisconsin (January 17, 1919)
New Mexico (January 20, 1919)
Nevada (January 21, 1919)
New York (January 29, 1919)
Vermont (January 29, 1919)
Pennsylvania (February 25, 1919)
New Jersey (March 9, 1922)
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The 18th Amendment passed in 1919 resulted in?
prohibitation of alchohol.
Why did we adopt the 18th amendment?
= Why did we adopt the 18th amendment? = good answer.....
What amendment was responsible for prohibition?
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution.
What amendment has been the only one replaced?
The 18th amendment... Prohibition
What did the 18th amendment establish?
The 18th amendment established Prohibition of alcohol in the US.
What is the only amendment to overrule a previous amendment?
The 21st amendment repealed, the 18th amendment (prohibition). It is said the the 18th amendment was passed while we were drunk, and the 21st was passed while we were sober.
What was passed to enforce prohibition?
the 18th amendment
Which amendment was passed by congress in 1919 that made prohibition law?
18th amendment.
Why did amendment 21 repeal amendment18?
The 18th amendment banned alcohol and started prohibition. Instead of repealing 18th amenment, the 21st amendment was passed.
The 18th Amendment passed in 1919 resulted in?
prohibitation of alchohol.
What amendment was alchol banned from US?
18th Amendment which went in effect inJanuary1920. Congress passed the Volstead Act to enforce the amendment. Later the 21st Amendment repealed it in 1933.
Which amendment passed for the progressive reform was later repealed?
The Prohibition of Alcohol
Which amendment prohibited alcohol?
The 18th amendment
What amendment passed prohibition into law?
The 18th Amendment passed prohibition into law in 1919, making it illegal to produce, sell, or transport alcohol in the United States. This led to increased illegal alcohol production and consumption during the "Roaring Twenties."
Which amendment banned manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors?
The 18th Amendment
The volstead act was passed in 1919 to support the enforcement of the 18th amendment which?
this was prohibition - not having alcohol
Where was the 18th amendment passed?
Presidents play no legal role in the amendment process. Woodrow Wilson was the President when the 18th amendment (aka Prohibition) was ratified and took effect. It was a campaign issue in 1920 and the winner, Harding, came out for it, even though he served liquor in the White House.
