According to the textbook on page 440, the reform groups were led by dreamers and activists who saw immortality or social injustice and wanted to fight to correct the situation. After the American Revolution many Americans drink way more than they should. Alcohol played a huge role in society from wedding ceremonies to elections. That was until many became a part of the movement Temperance. The Temperance movement begin to solve the alcohol problem that was spreading because in the beginning it was to help the Americans drink less. By the 1820s it started to urge people to stop drinking period. It was also important because it connected other reform groups that was on the rise. Many of the other groups were motivated by the Second Great Awakening.
