During the mid-1800s in the United States, the attitude toward alcohol was one of ____________.​

A) ​temperance, or the moderate use of alcohol
B) ​prohibition, or the abstinence from alcohol
C) ​tolerance, as long as people were not drunk
D) ​celebration; people drank in large amounts

Temperance

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking.

Prohibition

The period during which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned in the United States through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution (1920-1933).

Tolerance

The need for increasing levels of a drug in order to produce a constant level of effect.