History of the United States I / Unit 13 USH1 1827 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The First Societies
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The idea
The Massachusetts Society for the Suppression of Intemperance and the Connecticut Society for the Reformation of Morals were both founded in eighteen thirteen.
In practice
Protestant ministers leading both, drawing support from Federalists and later from Whigs.
Where people slip
These early societies called for moderation and a more restrained and genteel style of imbibing, and not for prohibition.
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