Which of the following groups worked to reduce the consumption of alcohol?
A.the National Women's Suffrage Association
B.the American Temperance Society
C.the American Anti-Slavery Society
D.the American Philosophical Society

Question

Which of the following groups worked to reduce the consumption of alcohol?
A.the National Women's Suffrage Association
B.the American Temperance Society
C.the American Anti-Slavery Society
D.the American Philosophical Society

studytheworld · Answer

Your answer is B, the American Temperance Society.

The American Temperance Society (ATS), also known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance was a society established on February 13, 1826 in Boston, MA. Within five years there were 2,220 local chapters in the U.S. with 170,000 members who had taken a pledge to abstain from drinking distilled beverages.