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Essay / Prohibition - 589
From the early 1820s to the 1830s, Christian values reawakened the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. The state of Massachusetts passed a law in 1838 prohibiting the sale of alcohol in containers smaller than 15 gallons. Two years later, this law was repealed. This set an example for alcohol prohibition and a structure that other states could try. Later, as the years passed, Maine passed the first Prohibition law in 1846, and a few other states followed at the time of the Civil War. By the turn of the century, alcohol-free societies were common in many communities across the United States. Women were very involved in this movement because alcohol had a tendency to destroy families and marriages. In 1906, the Anti-Saloon League launched a wave of attacks on the sale of alcohol in response to the rate of population growth. The rise of Protestantism viewed alcohol consumption as corrupt and ungodly. Many factory owners supported the ban. They believed that this would prevent accidents and improve the performance of their workers, especially due to increased performance....