https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs By Ella and Kennedy en-us 2021-04-12 18:47:32 UTC 2025-12-10 13:55:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs/wish/1409040637 Social reformers felt that Americans drank too much. An average American drinks 7 gallons of alcohol per year. They felt that the alcohol affected social life including family violence, being in poverty and criminal behaviors.]]> 2021-04-12 19:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs/wish/1409040637 senger_ella https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs/wish/1409055637 The legislators of Maine outlawed alcohol in 1851. Over the next several years 12 other states did this as well.]]> 2021-04-12 19:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs/wish/1409055637 https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs/wish/1409072015 One of the important people during this was Minister Lyman Beecher. He spoke out about the evils of alcohol during this time. He felt people who drank were corrupting their morals and neglecting the education of their families.]]> 2021-04-12 19:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/senger_ella/2afojcbqjl4s0gs/wish/1409072015