The American Temperance Union Often Asked That Members That Took

question 73

Multiple Choice

The American Temperance Union often asked that members that took the pledge

• A) destroy a liquor store in secret.
• B) sign a T for total abstinence from alcohol beside their names.
• C) spread the message of Christianity across the South.
• D) take in immigrants from Ireland.
• E) become socialists and move to the Oneida Community.

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