Some proponents of Prohibition supported the policy on religious grounds because they thought that Prohibition would help eliminate poverty. associated excessive drinking with violent crime. believed that alcohol should be used only for medicine. viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior.

The establishment of columbia as the state capital was important because a) it was located in the heart of the upcountry. b) it was located in the heart of the low-country. c) it was already established as a vital industrial center. d) it represented a compromise location central to most citizens.