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Maine passed the first state prohibition law
Maine passed a law that stated that no alcoholic beverages were to not be sold, manufactured, or to be manufactured. -
13 states have enacted prohibition legislation
13 states had banned alcohol from being made, transported, and sold. -
The National Prohibition Party is founded
The National Prohibition Party was a group of people that were again alcohol and supported the prohibition law. -
The Anti-Saloon League is formed
A group of people that were for prohibition and supported it very much. -
The US Senate passes the Volstead Act
Was a significant step to the way of the 18th amendment. This act was against alcohol and prevented from alcohol from being made and sold. -
The War Time Prohibition Act is passed
They created this act so that they can save grain for during the war time -
The 18th amendment is ratified by 36 states
The 18th amendment bands alcohol from being made, transported, and sold. -
The rise of bootleggers
The bootleggers made prohibition harder, they were not for prohibition and they went against it. They would illegally make and sell alcohol. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act
Allowed some alcohol to be made and sold -
Prohibition is repealed with the 21st amendment.
The prohibition law is taken away. This event ended the prohibition.