The American Temperance Society (1826) was notable for its use of which tactic?
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Correct answer: Using 'teetotalers' to sign pledges of total abstinence from alcohol
The Society utilized evangelical methods like public testimonies and 'pledge-signing' to decrease alcohol consumption. By the mid-1830s, they had persuaded hundreds of thousands of Americans to give up hard liquor entirely.
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