Eighteenth Amendment It all began on board ships that were bringing the first Europeans to America back in the 1600s. Alcohol was a very popular drink and was considered a necessity. Water could not always be trusted to be safe. And when onboard a ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean for a long period of time, fresh water can run out quickly. Back in Colonial times, there were no refrigerators. In fact, electricity …showed first 75 words of 1019 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1019 total…Twenty-first Amendment went into effect. The Eighteenth Amendment was the first amendment to ever be repealed. All of the amendments in the constitution gave Americans rights. There was freedom of speech, religion, and the press. There was the right to a fair trial, the right to bear arms, civil rights, the abolition of slavery, and many more. However, the Eighteenth Amendment was the only amendment in the constitution, which took away the freedom of Americans.