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Adoption of Constitutional Amendment

When: 1881
Where: Kansas
Part of: Kansas becomes the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages

Kansas became the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages via a constitutional amendment in 1881.

In 1881, Kansas adopted a constitutional amendment prohibiting all alcoholic beverages. This action was a response to demands from Methodists and other evangelical Protestants, making Kansas the first state to enact such a ban.

Sources

Kansas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
Prohibition in the United States Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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