<span>Reformers established the 18th amendment which prohibited the sale, consumption and production of alcohol in the United States. They also tried to created a movement called the Temperance movement, which encouraged citizens to not drink alcohol. Both of these methods failed due to bootlegging and public outcry.</span>
Independent states unified under a weak central government would generally be part of a "confederate government," but of course the specific weakness of the central government can vary greatly.
Martin Luther King Jr was born Michael Luther King Jr but his grandfather changed his name to Martin