Meaning Of The Word Volstead Act
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Volstead Act Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Volstead Act?
Volstead Act in American English
an act of Congress, introduced in 1919 by Andrew J. Volstead to implement the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which forbade the sale of alcoholic beverages an act of Congress, passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages |
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