Attitudes toward Sex in Antebellum America a Christian preacher starts the reform movement: his name was Lyman
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was an abolitionist and best known for her religious family and the novel she wrote. Her father was Reverend Lyman Beecher‚ and her mother was Roxana Foote Beecher. She had 4 sisters by the names of Mary Foote Beecher‚ Catharine Beecher‚ Isabella Beecher Hooker‚ and Harriet Beecher. She also had 5 brothers which were William Henry Beecher‚ Edward Beecher‚ George Beecher‚ Henry Ward Beecher‚ and Charles
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During the time period between 1825-1850‚ known as the Antebellum Period‚ the series of reform movements that emerged sought to democratic ideals of equality‚ liberty‚ the right to vote‚ and a more centralized government. The Second Great Awakening‚ one of many religious reforms‚ expanded equality through the belief that everyone could attain salvation through hard work and faith. The Second Great Awakening was the spark for many of the other reform movements‚ such as Temperance‚ Women’s Rights
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Religion in the 18th and 19th Centuries Religion in the 18th and 19th Centuries Religion the early years of America was changing rapidly. From the Puritans that landed on Plymouth Rock to the early colonies spreading across the Atlantic‚ each group had their own unique take on God‚ the Church‚ the family‚ and their community. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ specifically‚ many religious movements took place that dramatically changed and shaped the America we know today
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The Temperance Movement sought to end the increasingly common issue of excessive drinking. Due to the social customs of the time‚ alcoholism consumed many individuals‚ mainly men. Drinking was “a basic part of men’s working lives”. (Faragher‚ p.438) Toasts were routine at work and at social gatherings alike for men. Women‚ who abstained from public drinking‚ and children were left to bear the consequent burdens. Economic affairs were controlled by men‚ making it easy for a family’s savings could
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The Second Great Awakening was the second wave of Evangelism which was known as a revival movement during the early 19th . After the American Revolution‚ the establishment of new denominations gave way to more democratic sects. Fears that secularism was taking off sparked the Second Great Awakening. Anglicanism (church of England) got pushed to the back behind the newly found Methodist and Baptist‚ which began to attract large congregations. Baptist and Methodist preacher led the movement by hosting
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attempted to achieve immediate emancipation of all slaves and the ending of racial segregation and discrimination stressing the moral imperative to end sinful practices and each person’s responsibility to uphold God’s will in society. Preachers like Lyman Beecher‚ Nathaniel Taylor‚ and Charles G. Finney in what came to be called the Second Great Awakening led massive religious revivals in the 1820s that gave a major impetus to the later emergence of abolitionism as
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The Temperance movement was organized and created to solve the growing problem of drinking in the 1800s. This paper will provide a brief overview of how the movement got started and the impact it had on American history. The drinking mainly arose in the period after the American Revolution when people drank due to the economic and social problems that occurred after the war. It then became an important part of nearly every kind of social function. Widespread drinking was just a way of life.
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Great Awakening” (Noll‚ 2003‚ p.169). I feel like a lot of the reason that the second Awakening was so impactful‚ was due to the fact that evangelists were more organized in their efforts to reach the American people. Much of this had to do with Lyman Beecher. Noll indicates of the organizations he helped create that “Such agencies gave the second Awakening a long-lived institutional influence” (Noll‚ 2003‚
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The Abolitionists is a documentary about some of the people who fought for the end of slavery‚ putting their entire lives at risk. They took a stand against something they thought was wrong‚ Here are some of the abolitionists stories: Angelina Grimkey was part of a wealthy white family and lived in luxury in Charleston‚ SC. Each member of the family had their own slave‚ which doesn’t allow her to have to do anything for herself. Grimkey still didn’t believe in slavery and was upset every time
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