Prohibitation






 * Prohibition**-a ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohlic beverages

The Prohibition began in the 1840s. In 1881, Kansas became the first state to outlaw alcoholic beverages in their constitution. Prohibition was an important force in state and local politics in the 1840s. Methodists esspecially favored prohibition. There were several movements and bans that were against alcohol such as the Temperance Movement and Main's Total Ban.

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