In Colonial America, Prevalence of Alcohol Use Was

question 20

Multiple Choice

In colonial America, prevalence of alcohol use was:

• A)considered a wide spread social problem for the society of that era
• B)commonplace and used for medicinal purposes as well as a beverage
• C)tolerated at certain functions and events but not a generally accepted activity
• D)only used for medicinal purposes

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