“IN WHAT WAYS DID THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING INFLUENCE AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE?” In the thirty year span between 1830 and 1860‚ the Second Great Awakening did much to change the modern American mind by sparking the abolitionist movement‚ empowering women (in their domestic sphere) and forming the cult of domesticity‚ partially fixing the corrupt government through the temperance movement‚ and in the creation of many utopian societies by radical religious populations. Puritanism was kicked
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economy and the religious revival brought on by the antebellum market revolution and Second Great Awakening. For these white women‚ the positive affects can be seen in their dominance within their families‚ their influential movements for societal reform‚ and their independence gained form an industrial workplace while the roles of female black slaves were neither improved nor affected. Although it did not improve the lives of slaves‚ the antebellum market revolution transformed the home into
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The Enlightenment is a difficult phenomenon to teach or explain because it seems wispy‚ airy‚ it doesn’t have clear boundaries‚ and it is hard to catch. Essentially‚ the Englightenment was an intellectual movement where everyone started to think about everything differently than they did before. It was quite revolutionary‚ as manifested in the American Revolution. The Enlightenment‚ taking place within the eighteenth century‚ brought with it the “modern” world. In order to understand the Enlightenment
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positions of authority should be trusted completely and shouldn’t be challenged; however‚ even though the people in authority may be professionals and leaders in their field of expertise‚ it is still necessary to challenge what they say is true. By sometimes challenging the ideas and decisions made by the people in authority‚ it helps people become more aware of their own rights and take further action to protect them. Through challenging the ideas of authorities‚ it can also help authorities become more
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The Great Awakening was a period of time where radically new questions against former religious practices were contrived. While it never necessarily brought attention toward the state of politics in the colonies‚ I believe that it stirred thought among the people in an eerily similar way that occurs during the American Revolution. Thusly‚ the following will entail how the stagnation and subsequent rallies against religion parallel those of politics of the Revolution. If one thinks of the growth
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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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During the 17th and 18th century‚ there were a series of events and religious revivals that took place in the North American British Colonies. This was a time when everyone left religion and turned to science because they lost trust for the church due to the reformation. George Whitefield was a man that shouted during his sermons. He converted slaves and Native Americans to Christianity. Jonathan Edwards was from England. He believed people were becoming concerned with wildly things. He called for
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The Second Great Awakening was the second revolution religious movement of revival during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began in 1790 and grew rapidly‚ increasing the involvement of people in different religions‚ mainly the Baptist and Methodist churches‚ and creating new denominations‚ such as the Mormons and the Seventh Day Adventists. Many religious leaders of the congregations preached about their religions to people all over the country‚ converting them to their religion
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The Second Great Awakening was a time period in the early 19th century where people became extremely religious. It reflected cultural romanticism described by enthusiasm‚ emotion‚ and an appeal to religion. Religion had a major role through out this time period. There were huge religious gatherings and revivals that attracted millions of people and it caused many different social changes. The Second Great Awakening created many different movements that involved religion‚ abolitionists‚ and women’s
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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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