Second Great Awakening

-How did these religious movements affect American politics? The Second Great Awakening came, and with it came new believers. Large revivals and gatherings began mainly in the south, but soon swept over the nation in the early 1800’s. Sporadic Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian gatherings became normal, as did emotional gatherings by the thousands. In New England, the reform movement was in full swing against the liberal ideas of the Enlightenment era. Some liberals even denied the…

due to the fact that they could own land, but as years went by and the civil war past it began to changed the set of mind that the government had by changing their laws and opening their horizons in a world were only money could talk. The second Great Awakening started with the economic situation that America was currently facing, they no longer had control over the economy and people notice that…

Camp meetings were an important part of the Second Great Awakening. They spread religion from the East to the West. Several things came about during the Second Great Awakening. During the Second Great Awakening, camp meetings were a feature of frontier religious life. Camp meetings started in Logan county, Kentucky. Eventually, other states had camp meetings too. Thousands gathered at the camp meetings to listen to preachers. People would set up tents because these meetings would last…

First and Second Great Awakening Based on historical context, the First and Second Great Awakening left a legacy that greatly influences and transformed America that we all know as it is today. Religion, culture, and political structure are few of the many impacts that each movement created. Even though both movements have distinct characteristics, they share commonalities amongst each other. The Second Great Awakening was more prominent with promising ramification than the First Great…

beginning it was to help the Americans drink less. By the 1820s it started to urge people to stop drinking period. It was also important because it connected other reform groups that was on the rise. Many of the other groups were motivated by the Second Great Awakening.…

Joseph Smith played a pivotal role in the Mormon faith as its founder. His upbringing greatly influenced his achievements during the 1830s and 1840s. The Second Great Awakening, a religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States, also influenced Smith, in turn, compelling him to believe he was needed for significant religious duties. Joseph Smith’s Church of Christ had many beliefs outside the norm and practiced many ideas that were not considered acceptable by…

and featured conflicts from the optimistic point of view in society and the pessimistic view in society. During this time, people were inspired to improve themselves and society due to the Second Great Awakening, a revival in America which caused many to return to God and the church. The Second Great Awakening brought about people who believed in equality and were accepting of different races or the opposite gender and the disagreements arose between optimists who believed that humans at the…

diversity led to different interpretation of Christianity. The quakers were one of the first groups to condemn slavery. The great-grandfather of Pauli Murray, Thomas Fitzgerald was raised by quakers and he was released from slavery in 1832 (Murray 60). The question of slavery created divisions among churches. The baptist church was split to two different denomination. The 2nd Great Awakening movement strengthen the concept of religious brotherhood and some white northerners started to view…

promoted the divinity of the individual and sought to perfect human society. Other reformers were driven more by religion, such as the Protestant revivalism known as the Second Great Awakening. Charles Grandison Finney, one of the preachers, declared alcohol and slavery to be not beneficial for society.The Second Great Awakening reformed many aspects in society. The Shaker, Amana, and Mormons were some that blended religion and non religious institutions to further human perfectibility. Many…

Second Great Awakening The Second Great Awakening promoted the idea of individualism and choosing a path to follow and a future to pursue. One aspect that shaped the Second Great Awakening was the idea of revivals and if someone does not find God during their time on earth they will be sent to eternal damnation. Revivals were one way to break away from their sins and start again. One powerful preacher who held several day long revivals was Charles G. Finney. Finney was one of the most…