temperance movement
By: Said Rosales
how did it start
The temperance movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries was an organized effort to encourage moderation in the consumption of intoxicating liquors or press for complete abstinence. The movement's ranks were mostly filled by women who, with their children, had endured the effects of unbridled drinking by many of their menfolk. In fact, alcohol was blamed for many of society's demerits, among them severe health problems, destitution and crime. At first, they used moral suasion to address the problem.
goals of the movement
to band the consumption of alcohol. they thought that by banding the alcohol the crime and other stuff would stop
main leaders of the temperance movement
lyman beecher
Connecticut minister and leader of the movement wanted to protect society from rum-selling,tippling folk,infidels,and ruff-scuff
P.T Barnum
was a big figure in the temperance movement. He was an avid temperance speaker but the act he was known for most in the temperance movement was showing "The Drunkard" in his American Museum and also serving only water
american society for the promotion of temperance
the goal of the organization was to promote temperance (defined as drinking in moderation) while letting drunkards “die off and rid the world of ‘an amazing evil.’” He urged those of the “respectable classes” to serve as good role models and to used both logic and emotional appeals to promote temperance.