One Important Factor That Led Congress to Adopt the First

question 21

True/False

One important factor that led Congress to adopt the first laws regulating what we now call controlled substances was the association of drug use with crime.

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Definitions:

Embargo Act

Legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1807 prohibiting American ships from trading in all foreign ports, in response to British and French restrictions on U.S. trade.

Revolutionary War

Also known as the American Revolution, a conflict between thirteen American colonies and British rule from 1775 to 1783 that led to the colonies' independence.

Townshend Acts

1767 parliamentary measures (named for the chancellor of the Exchequer) that taxed tea and other commodities and established a Board of Customs Commissioners and colonial vice-admiralty courts.

Revitalization

The process of instilling new life and vitality into something, often referring to communities, economies, or eco-systems.