temperance movement antebellum period
Period 7 - Temperance. 1  The temperance movement of the Antebellum Period was a stand against the drunkeness of society. The movement of the 19th century was even more influential than in the 20th century. Alcoholism was seen as the root of all evil, and caused the major problems of the young, blooming nation such as crime, poverty, immorality, and insanity.