The Temperance Movement Was Like the Abolition Movement in ________

question 38

Multiple Choice

The temperance movement was like the abolition movement in ________.

• A) spawning Washingtonian societies
• B) being popular in both the North and the South
• C) being part of an international movement
• D) involving women and black activists in important roles
• E) being restricted largely to the North

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