America during the early nineteenth century was constantly changing and developing into the society known today. As a relatively new nation, there were still many issues that were disagreed upon and needed reformation. Prior to these reform movements that impacted the entire country, American society, as a whole, was fairly primitive. Education was mostly found in private schools that could only be afforded by males in wealthier classes. Pursuing any form of higher education was very rare and accessible to a limited number of students. The Second Great Awakening inspired the creation of new religious sects that had vastly different views about the current society they lived in. Some members of these new religions were so displeased with their
