Basics
When did the Temperance Movement start and end
1800-1933
Who was Benjamin Rush?
He was a physician who started the Temperance movement.
What did the wets signify?
Alcoholics
What did dries signify?
Non-alcoholics
How many people participated in the Temperance movement
1.5 million
Who was Carrie A. Nation?
A woman in the Temperance movement who took part in the Kansas alcohol ban in 1881.
what gender were most wets
males
What religion did the dries consist of the most?
Christians
What laws prohibited black and white women from working together?
Jim Crow laws.
what did Carrie A. Nation do
Raided bars and pharmacies
what did the wets strongly believe in
"no freedom"
which gender was most dries
female
When did the law pass?
1920
What did Benjamin Rush do?
He came out and told people to start moderating their alcohol intake and that it wasn't healthy for them.
what happened to the wets when the laws were created
the alcoholic group grew significantly
the dries taught children not to drink
What was the biggest biggest state for the Temperance?
Ohio
What weapon did Carrie A. Nation use to destroy alcohol storages?
A hachet.
was Carrie A. Nation a wet
NO
was Carrie A. Nation a dries
YES