Prohibition

William McCoy

A Florida skipper who pioneered the rum running trade

Seattle Dry Squad

A group tasked with raiding homes and businesses suspected of violating the liquor ban during Prohibition.

Rum Row

A line of ships loaded with liquor anchored beyond the maritime limit of the United States. The maritime limit was 3 miles prior to April 21, 1924, and 12 miles thereafter.

Speakeasy

A place where alcoholic drinks were sold and consumed illegally during Prohibition.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

A women's organization founded in 1874 to fight against alcohol abuse because it destroyed family life; fought for adoption of local and state laws restricting the sale of alcohol

Temperance

Abstinence from alcohol.

21st Amendment

Amendment which ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US; repealled the 18th amendment

Eliot Ness

An American Prohibition agent, one of the Untouchables.

Al Capone

Chicago bootlegger, made millions selling illegal liquor during Prohibition.

Anti-Saloon League

Founded in 1895, the league spearheaded the prohibition movement during the Progressive Era.

Reverend Howard Hyde Russell

Founder of the Anti-Saloon League

Francis Willard

Founder of the Women's Christian Temperance Union

Franklin D. Roosevelt

His victory in the 1932 Presidential election meant the end of Prohibition.

Drys

Name for the supporters of Prohibition

Wets

Nickname for opponents of Prohibition

The Volstead Act

Passed by Congress over President Wilson's veto; this 1919 act was the enforcement arm of the 18th Amendment, which established Prohibition.

Bootlegger

People who produced, smuggled, or sold alcoholic beverages illegally during the era of Prohibition

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

December 5, 1933

Prohibition ended with the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol. At 5:32 p.m. EST, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the amendment, achieving the required three-fourths majority of states' approval. Pennsylvania and Ohio had ratified it earlier in the day.

January 16, 1919

Prohibition went into effect with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution; prohibiting the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes"

Roy Olmstead

The "Good Bootlegger". A former lieutenant on the Seattle police force.

Rum Runner

Transporter of illegal alcohol into the US

The Noble Experiment

What prohibition was called by President Herbert Hoover: "A great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far reaching in purpose."

Woodrow Wilson

vetoed the 18th Amendment .