One side effect of the temperance movement in the united states was a ban on alcoholic beverages throughout the country in 1851

This is false. In 1851 it was only banned in Maine. Banning alcohol was not an issue at that time because people were more focused on slavery and the civil war. The actual wins of the temperance movement came later when they managed to pass prohibition laws and constitutionally outlaw alcohol.

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