People thought that drinking could lead to death and poverty, and the outcome of this was taxation and the banning of alcohol. Many people came together and used their constitutional rights to build a strong movement of it. A reason that this was democratic though, was the fact that people actually went to the government and protested together to have a banning on certain objects. An example of the Temperance movement (Document H) is in a resource that shows the “Drunkard’s Process” and “ From the first glass to the grave.” In this picture, you can see multiple people and different drinking habits, and eventually at the end, it says “Step 9: Death and Suicide.” (Document B) In another resource that was against drunkards, many people had also thought sending the unjustified to church could help save them from their misdeeds and be awakened and converted. This document can also show the start of another huge reform movement that changed our nation democratically. There is many other reform movements that can be
People thought that drinking could lead to death and poverty, and the outcome of this was taxation and the banning of alcohol. Many people came together and used their constitutional rights to build a strong movement of it. A reason that this was democratic though, was the fact that people actually went to the government and protested together to have a banning on certain objects. An example of the Temperance movement (Document H) is in a resource that shows the “Drunkard’s Process” and “ From the first glass to the grave.” In this picture, you can see multiple people and different drinking habits, and eventually at the end, it says “Step 9: Death and Suicide.” (Document B) In another resource that was against drunkards, many people had also thought sending the unjustified to church could help save them from their misdeeds and be awakened and converted. This document can also show the start of another huge reform movement that changed our nation democratically. There is many other reform movements that can be