prohibition.
Prohibition is the illegalization of alcohol being transported, made, or sold. However, it could be consumed. This act was called the Volstead Act, which was passed by congress in 1919.
Prohibition was made for the thought that drunkness is people would be gone and there would be less domestic violence. There was also the ridding of saloons, where the home of prostitutes, gamblers, and other devious deeds was. Last of all, there was also the elimination of accidents on the job, due to drunkness.
Since alcohol wasn't allowed to be made, illegal bars, or speakeasies, bought a whole stockl load of alcohol before the act was passed, so they were ready. They also found ways around making people pay for their beverage. Some bars would make people pay admission to be at the bar, or required a membership. Some bars also had people pay for the GLASS that the alcohol was in. There were 4,000 people who made/traded beer illegally, or bootleggers, and 700 speakeasies in Washington D.C., and only 300 bars were licensed before prohibition. Boston, Massachusetts had 4,000 speakeasies and 15,000 bootleggers during prohibition, where before, there was only 1,000 saloons.
Prohibition was made for the thought that drunkness is people would be gone and there would be less domestic violence. There was also the ridding of saloons, where the home of prostitutes, gamblers, and other devious deeds was. Last of all, there was also the elimination of accidents on the job, due to drunkness.
Since alcohol wasn't allowed to be made, illegal bars, or speakeasies, bought a whole stockl load of alcohol before the act was passed, so they were ready. They also found ways around making people pay for their beverage. Some bars would make people pay admission to be at the bar, or required a membership. Some bars also had people pay for the GLASS that the alcohol was in. There were 4,000 people who made/traded beer illegally, or bootleggers, and 700 speakeasies in Washington D.C., and only 300 bars were licensed before prohibition. Boston, Massachusetts had 4,000 speakeasies and 15,000 bootleggers during prohibition, where before, there was only 1,000 saloons.