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Background Info/Description
Causes of the movement: New immigrants, such as the Irish and Italians, were entering
the U.S. The Irish and Italians had a lot of drinking of alcohol in their
culture which heightened the amount of drinking in the U.S. to a certain extent
Since the end of the American Revolution, it became common for Americans to excessively drink alcohol because of the many economic and social problems of the country
Alcohol was seen as healthier to drink than water because most water sources were contaminated
There was an increase of violence in families from the men coming home drunk which fueled women to emerge as supporters of temperance
Many men would get a pay check after work and would go to bars to drink, spending all the money that they had to support their families
Overall, alcohol and distilled beverages led to problems in health, destitution, crime, and violence
What is the Temperance Movement?
A social movement in the early 19th century that pushed people to
reduce and even abstain from the intake of alcohol or other
distilled beverages
This movement criticized the use of alcohol and promoted
complete abstinence, or the absolute prohibition of alcohol
Another word for complete abstinence is teetotalism
This movement was pushed for by women who’s families suffered
from their husbands drinking
Important Leaders
Lyman Beecher A Presbyterian minister who preached about abstaining from alcohol Gave six thunderous sermons on temperance Did not like the idea of drinking in moderation Was anti-Catholic because some Catholic ceremonies involved the
consumption of wine He preached about anti-slavery and had a lasting impact on his children,
notably Harriet Beecher Stowe, a famous abolitionist Despite his pro-abolition stance, he was racist against African Americans
and refused to let African Americans listen to his teachings Founder of the American Temperance Society which was established in
1826 in Boston, MA The American Temperance Society promoted abstinence from alcoholic
beverages and millions of Americans took the pledge to abstain from alcohol
Credited as the starter of the Second Great Awakening
Amelia Bloomer
A women’s rights and temperance supporter
Was the editor of the first women’s newspaper, “The
Lily”
“The Lily” was a temperance journal
Had a great influence over women
Accomplishments
There was a decline in alcohol consumption in the 1860s
Schools started to teach about the effects of alcoholism
Alcohol prohibition laws came into effect in several states, such as Maine
Connection to Jacksonian Democracy
The “cult of domesticity” from Jacksonian Democracy was challenged during the temperance movement by Amelia Bloomer. She wrote “The Lily”, her temperance newspaper. By writing this newspaper, Bloomer shows the dangers of men drinking and how it threatens the woman and children in their family. Since women couldn’t vote because of this “cult of domesticity”, Bloomer is showing her expression in government through writing, which also goes back to the idea of the “Rise of the Common Man”. Amelia Bloomer gained more women supporters as more women read her newspaper.
Quotes: •“The same Power that brought the slaves out of bondage will, in His own good time and way, bring about the emancipation of women, and make her equal in power and dominion that she was in the beginning.” –Bloomer
•“…Women eat, they drink, they sleep, they dress, they dance and at last they die, without having accomplished the great purposes of their creation.” –Bloomer’s salutary article in the Western Home Visitor
Multiple Choice Questions
Lyman Beecher did all of the following things EXCEPT:
a) Preach about temperanceb) Start the American Temperance Societyc) Preach about the flaws and prohibition of
immigrationd) Promote the prohibition of distilled
beverages
Multiple Choice Questions
The American Temperance Society was:a) An organization that supported women’s
rights and the prohibition of abolitionb) An organization that supported abolitionist
movements and supported temperancec) An organization that promoted alcoholism
and caused the Second Great Awakeningd) An organization that promoted temperance
and teetotalism