Well they used the tribute as sort of a tax for the empire. it helped them advance in troops architecture and religion
D. The Enlightenment intellectual Benjamin Franklin emptied his pockets into the collection dish after Whitefield's sermon.
Answer: No
Explanation: It's because the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. In other words, states have all powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
It was unsuccessful because humans will always find a way to get something they want or need. Taking alcohol away doesn’t mean that it will stop them from getting it. Also the taxes that the government made off of alcohol was enormous so this loss of source of money for the government started to take affect.