Groundhogs will enter your yard to find food and a safe place to burrow. Harvest crops like beans, peas and melons as early as possible. Groundhogs prefer burrowing in areas that provide ample cover; remove piles of debris, rocks and/or wood where groundhogs may take shelter.
The temperance movement, discouraging the use of alcoholic beverages, had been active and influential in the United States since at least the 1830s. Since the use of alcohol was often associated with such social ills as poverty and insanity, temperance often went hand in hand with other reform movements. From the 1850s onward, the temperance movement focused much of its efforts on Irish and German immigrants.
Alcohol was banned during the Prohibition Era. During the Prohibition Era, alcohol was banned. The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited alcohol. However, bootleggers continued to produce and sell alcohol in illegal bars called speakeasies. This meant that there was a large increase in the amount of crimes at this time. In an attempt to reduce the amount of crimes, the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.