For decades prior to the Prohibition (i.e., the legal ban of alcoholic drinks) made possible by the Eighteen Amendment, different Christian churches and organizations had been objecting to the consumption of alcohol since they considered it as the source of most debauchery and moral decadence. Their goal was made clear to the federal government: alcohol should be completely banned in order to clean society up. An excise tax on alcohol would have been rejected by all the moralistic groups advocating for prohibition as a mild and ineffective measure
In the late 1800s, American cities suffered from serious environmental pollution due to the smokestack emissions from hydroelectric power plants. The correct answer is D.
I believe it was the Democrats that were strengthened during that time.
The North's goal was to invade the South to try to subdue their desire to secede, while the South's strategy was to defend their territory until the North gave up.
Great Britain played a role in the Louisiana Purchase by pushing France to extreme anxiety through war. Great Britain's war with France resulted in Napoleon needing money to finance the conflict. As a result, he was forced to sell Louisiana to the US in order to raise funds
