Why Did Reformers Turn Their Attention to Prohibiting the Sale

Why did reformers turn their attention to prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in the nineteenth century?

A) They believed that high tariffs on alcohol were leading more people into poverty.
B) They thought that large producers of alcoholic beverages were driving smaller companies out of business.
C) They did not want Americans to import alcoholic beverages from other countries.
D) They believed that drunkenness brought many social evils into society.
E) They were worried that people were buying harmful liquor because alcoholic beverages were not regulated.