Question

In the 1870s, groups of women began marching from church meetings to nearby saloons. They knelt in prayer on the saloon's floor or on the street to block the entrance. The main reason women did this was to

A. protest gambling in saloons
B. to encourage saloon patrons to buy bibles
C. to encourage people to attend church
D. to protest the drinking of alcohol

Answer 1

D. to protest the drinking of alcohol

Step-by-step explanation:

In the United States there had been a Movement for Temperance (or Temperance) since the beginning of the 19th century, understood first as moderation in eating and drinking, then as a total prohibition of consuming alcohol, and finally as a condemnation of everything. related to alcohol, especially the industry that produced and sold it. Throughout the nineteenth century various religious leaders of Protestant churches, popular among the Anglo-Saxon masses of the country, had publicly insisted on regulating the free consumption of alcohol, which they blamed for various social ills.

Answer 2

The main reason why that group of women knelt in prayer on the 1870s saloon floor was: D. to protest the drinking of alcohol

They are most likely supporters of the temperance movement of 1870s. These group demanded the government to create laws and regulations that prohibit the sales of alcohol in united states. Most of them are members of Church community.