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Bootleggers sold illegal alcohol to consumers and helped to bypass the laws.

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What part did bootleggers play in the failure of prohibition?

Bootleggers sold illegal alcohol to consumers and helped to bypass the laws.


Speakeasies and bootleggers were a product of?

Speakeasies and bootleggers were a product of: Prohibition.


What was a person who smuggled alcohol during prohibition called?

BootLeggers as well as millions of ordinary citizens.


One group not in favor of Prohibition was?

bootleggers


Who were the bootleggers in the Prohibition era?

Al Capone


Who made money from Prohibition?

Bootleggers and organized crime.


What groups prospered during prohibition?

Organized criminals, bootleggers, moonshiners, and public officials who were corrupt were among the beneficiaries of Prohibition.


What were people called when they sold illegal alcohol?

During Prohibition in the United States, people who sold illegal alcohol were often referred to as bootleggers.


How were bootleggers able to sell alchol in many cities?

Police and politicians did not enforce prohibition laws.


What do bootleggers do?

'Bootleggers' brought illegal liquor supplies during prohibition into the cities: rum was smuggled from the West indies, whiskey crossed the river to detriot from Canada. it was soon big business and big businessmen got invovled, including joespeh Kennedy, father of the future president. Bootleggers organised themselves into gangs to transport the goods, and these gangs became rich and powerful.


What was the bootleggers attitude towards prohibition and authorities?

Bootleggers generally held a defiant attitude towards Prohibition and the authorities enforcing it. They viewed the government's ban on alcohol as an infringement on personal freedom and often engaged in illegal activities with a sense of rebellion. Many bootleggers saw themselves as entrepreneurs, capitalizing on the high demand for alcohol, while simultaneously expressing disdain for law enforcement and the legal system that sought to curb their operations. This attitude contributed to the widespread culture of resistance and lawlessness during the Prohibition era.


How did bootleggers get their name?

Bootleggers got their name because they would hide small bottles of illegal alcohol in the tops of their boots or their boot tops. This allowed them to easily transport and conceal the alcohol during prohibition in the United States.