Which of the following evidence was used by the American Temperance Society in the excerpt to explain why people would join the temperance movement? A
The abstention from alcohol would extend American life expectancy
B
The development of treatments for alcoholism would change the habits of men.
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The formation of a national movement would eliminate the consumption of alcohol
D
The use of specific studies would convince people to believe the movement's goals.

D

Explanation: Which of the following evidence was used by the American Temperance Society in the excerpt to explain why people would join the temperance movement? ... The use of specific studies would convince people to believe the movement's goals.

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the reform movements that arose during the antebellum period in america focused on specific issues: temperance, abolishing imprisonment for debt, pacifism, antislavery, abolishing capital punishment, amelioration of prison conditions (with prison's purpose reconceived as rehabilitation rather than punishment), the humane treatment of animals, the humane and just treatment of native americans, the establishment of public institutions for the care of the destitute, orphans, blind, and mentally ill, the establishment of public schools, the abolition of tobacco use, vegetarianism, health reform, homeopathic medicine, woman's rights (including, at first, especially the establishment of a woman's right to own property apart from her husband and her right to sue for divorce), and the amelioration of labor conditions (including higher pay, the right to form unions, the right to strike, and the demand for limits on the number of work hours, and safe working conditions).

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