Written Assignment 2 THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING AND SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS HIST101‚ American History to 1877 August 12‚ 2012 2 At the conclusion of the Revolutionary War‚ there was a sharp decline of religion within America. America economy was starting to grow stronger and Americans were trying to capitalize‚ focusing more on personal gain rather than spiritual gain. However in the early 19th century Americans began to experience a renewed spiritual interest. This interest developed
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their social and physical environment with the purchase of slaves. Finally‚ the religious boom of the Great Awakening and how it transformed many people social and physical environment. The criminals‚ rogues‚ and vagabonds that were all shipped across the Atlantic as indentured servants came to escape England. In England they were viewed down upon so coming to the New World was a great choice and as they
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The Great Awakening was when religion was sweeping throughout New England with more conversions and church membership. This spiritual awakening took place from 1735 up until 1745. (Brief Outline Notes on the Great Awakening‚ 1735-45 ) Most of this had taken place within the American Colonies‚ especially New England.(McCormick‚ pars. 9) . The Great Awakening had many causes‚ however the consequences benefitted many. Many people were moving farther and farther away from religion‚ the Great
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In the mid-1700s‚ the Great Awakening revived and reformed religion by creating a new intensely-emotional approach to Church teachings. New Light preachers added a much needed jolt to this religious slump of boring and uninspiring sermons. They rivaled‚ and served as serious competition for the traditional “Old Light” teachers. However‚ was the Great Awakening a key contribution to the American Revolution? I can agree‚ but‚ the true answer is indecisive. Whether the “Awakening” did or did not influence
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The American Revolution was very revolutionary because t changed so many things in America. For example‚ it changed the monarchial society they once had into a republic‚ gave political significance to the middle class that they didn’t have before‚ and a big influence was the invention of writing a constitution. The American Revolution was very revolutionary because it changed the monarchial society they once had in the colonies to a republic. Since the start‚ colonies have been under british control
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Kayla Trinh Burke/1 AP US HISTORY UNIT 9 ESSAY Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865 and 1900. The industrial revolution had been made known all over the world‚ causing huge waves of immigrants to crash into urban cities of the United States. Because of this‚ many factories sprang up and a typical American industrial worker had to face problems because of immigration and also labor unions‚ which were created in order to protect factory workers
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Tristan C Brown Period 3 APUSH The Greatest Awakening Starting in the early 1700’s‚ the role of religion in the average American’s life had diminished considerably. As a result‚ many religious customs and beliefs were re-introduced. In the 1720’s‚ The First Great Awakening‚ as it became known‚ was a radical change in American religious beliefs and customs‚ as well as a change in political and social beliefs. As time passed and the United States was formed‚ these changes began to fade away
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FRQ #1: To what extent is it fair to say that by 1860‚ America had developed into two distinct societies? Focus on social‚ political‚ and economic. In the time span of 40 years after the end of the Era of Good Feelings in 1824‚ the United States of America experienced economic crises regarding banks‚ the upcoming of popular sovereignty‚ and the insurrection of conflict for women’s suffrage (to no prevail). When President Lincoln was elected into office in 1860‚ the nation had fragmented into two:
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07.07 FRQ The Gilded Age‚ a time of industrious growth and a surge of new immigrants. Americans had witnessed the death of rural life dominated by farmers and the birth of an urban and industrial America dominated by bankers‚ industrialists‚ and city dwellers. Overproduction led farmers into debt leaving them just an overflow of crops due to the repressed prices. Tariff Policies forced farmers to buy manufactured goods for survival. Farmers lost their status and power due to industrialization
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The Great Awakening was a movement of religious revival that swept throughout the American Colonies during the 1730’s and 1740’s. This movement brought people back to spiritual life with powerful messages of salvation. Before the Great awakening crossed over to the American Colonies‚ it all began in England when all religions were repressed because the Church of England was the primary religion of the country. There is no doubt that the Great Awakening significantly impacted religion and democracy
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