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The Gin Act of 1751 DBQ
A great controversy in the seventeenth century was dealing with the evils of alcoholic beverages. In the late sixteenth century, gin began to overpower beer as the most popular drink in England. After the gin craze began to become hard to handle and out of control, Britain imposed many gin acts to make retail licenses almost impossible to obtain, and if it could be sold, it was very expensive. Europeans viewed the gin acts in many different positions; some were grateful for the new complication in buying gin, but others saw no reason to restrict such grand liquor.
Approximate Word count = 518 Approximate Pages = 2.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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