The influence of the Second Great Awakening played a huge role in social reforms in the United States. Between 1825 through 1850‚ society in the United States was changing due to transitions and the desire for control and order. People found themselves living in social instability and in a society were values were being challenged. Because of the Second Great Awakening‚ it encouraged an excitement of evangelicalism that led to a movement towards reforms. These movements brought up various issues
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Woman during the early 18th century. Thesis Statement: The rise of the Second Great Awakening changed the public perspective on the lives and duties of women‚ giving them the opportunity to embrace new social roles‚ under the mantle of being domestic and maternal‚ such as social activists for equal rights‚ workers in textile mills‚ and nurses during the American Civil War. Topic Sentence 1: The Second Great Awakening ignited a change in the public perspective of women‚ as clergymen who were interested
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The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening brought with it the transitioning from old ideas about authority and religion towards individuality‚ and this was an important part of the process of freedom to come in the near future (Schultz‚ 2014). Moreover‚ prior to the Enlightenment and Great Awakening‚ the Western world believed that their rulers were more important than them‚ that a person could not change society‚ and that the life was a temporary stop between heaven or hell (Schultz‚ 2009). However
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Comparison of the two Great Awakenings The Great Awakening and the Second Awakening were less of a rebellion and more of a mind shift for Christians. These two events caused people to rely on their faith. In previous centuries people relied on their religion. The two Awakenings were similar in their goals but very different in the way they came about and the individual tasks that were accomplished. The first movement‚ the Great Awakening‚ was focused on people. In the past preachers
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The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival movement in the mid 1800 (19th century); the movement revealed romanticism which mainly included enthusiasm‚ appeal to the super-natural (extraterrestrial)‚ and emotion; it rejected the skeptical of enlightenment. The theory of the movement began around the 1790s but it gained its popularity around the 1800s‚ by the 1850s the movement was at its peak (climax). The awakening arose mainly in the Baptist and Methodist congregations due to the preachers
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Joe Marchand 2/17/09 The American Religious Experience Dr. Jeremy Bonner Book Review Question Before the Great Awakening even occurred in New England‚ Jonathan Edwards brought about a great revival in his own town of Northampton that helped spark the awakening. In the town the young people were disrespecting authority‚ and because of the difficult economic situation many were living in their parent’s homes well into their twenties. When Edwards first began preaching he could
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The eighteenth century was a period of change for American colonists. They encountered new ways of life with the revival of religion and the introduction to science. The yearning for knowledge encouraged the colonists to partake in religious activities and explore the scientific world around them. The Great Awakening was a movement created by the Protestants and its purpose was to reestablish religious faith. The Age of Enlightenment was a movement concerning intellectuals all around the world. It
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The Second Great Awakening was a spiritual resurgence that saw early Americans dedicate themselves not only to Christian ideals but also to freeing the slaves. The northern wing of the Second Great Awakening led to social reform (387). It was characterized by large camp meetings where the ideals of egalitarianism‚ a belief in human equality‚ were exposed to the masses of people who attended. These meetings were highly attended and promoted a sense of community and social discipline (383). One of
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Religion/Cultural Influences The Second Great Awakening‚ also known as the Great Revival‚ changed not only the upper class‚ well-educated people’s perspective of religious teachings‚ but also the lower and less wealthy class. This Great Awakening was not specific to any area of America‚ but it was mainly active in the Northeast and Midwest. This awakening brought to attention the rights of people‚ including women and slaves‚ and abstinence from alcohol. This lead to people making decisions in their
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David Park 2/26/13 In history events have occurred which changed the way a nation was operated. A great example of a situation like this would be the U.S. between 1820 and 1840 where many events had great effect on the way the nation was steered back in those days. The nation was still very young at the time and had yet to establish a great‚ equal‚ and fair operation of the nation but certain events led to greater democracy and fairness in the nation. The events would include
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