Nineteenth century America contained a bewildering array of Protestant sects and denominations‚ with different doctrines‚ practices‚ and organizational forms. But by the 1830s almost all of these bodies had a deep evangelical emphasis in common. Protestantism has always contained an important evangelical strain‚ but it was in the nineteenth century that a particular style of evangelicalism became the dominant form of spiritual expression. What above all else characterized this evangelicalism was
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The economic “market revolution” and the religious “Second Great Awakening” shaped American society after 1815. Both of these developments affected women significantly‚ and contributed to their changing status both inside and outside the home. Throughout time‚ women’s roles and opportunities in the family‚ workplace‚ and society have greatly evolved. Women’s role in the family before 1815 was based around the idea of Republican Motherhood. Republican Motherhood is the idea that children should be
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revolutionizing image of females as a gender sky rocketed from the events during 1815-1860. The Second Great Awakening embarked on a rebellion against issues that had been overlooked by some‚ and disregarded by others for years. Issues included prison reform‚ the temper cause‚ the crusade to abolish slavery and most significantly‚ the women’s movement. The thing that sparked women’s movement through the Second Great Awakening was the fact that middle class women‚ the wives and daughters of businessmen‚ were huge
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Neal Dow helped pass the first prohibition law in 1846; the Maine Law. By 1860‚ Horace Mann of Massachusetts help to make sure that every state has compulsory childhood education. Women’s rights became increasingly popular during the Second Great Awakening. It had its roots in the abolition movement. Document C depicts a women in chains‚ this is more than likely how women of that era felt about their position in government or anywhere else for that matter. Many women were involved in this reform
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The Second Great Awakening was a time from 1800-1830’s that grew out of a 1790’s conservative minister’s movement to revitalize the church. The message of the 2nd Great Awakening was‚ individuals must readmit God and Christ into their daily lives‚ and must reject the rationalism that threatened traditional beliefs. This movement encouraged people to search for salvation through faith and good works. The Second Great Awakening affected many people especially‚ White women‚ African Americans‚ and Native
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History – The First and Second Great Awakenings had several things in common. They were both religious revival movements that was cause by a desire for liberalism in religion. They both appealed to human emotions to create change‚ played roles in expanding women membership in the church‚ developing new religious denominations‚ and addressing social issue such as racism and slavery. The end of World War II also put an end the era of colonialism. There were many new nations popping up that wanted to
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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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The Great Awakening The Great Awakening was a watershed event in the life of the American people. Before it was over‚ it had swept the colonies of the Eastern seaboard‚ transforming the social and religious life of land. Although the name is slightly misleading--the Great Awakening was not one continuous revival‚ rather it was several revivals in a variety of locations--it says a great deal about the state of religion in the colonies. For the simple reality is that one cannot be awakened unless
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I do feel that the second great awakening did fulfill the three features mentioned. Noll indicates that in a post revolution world “Interest in religion more generally also seemed on the decline” (Noll‚ 2003‚ p. 166). Faith had been waning in the post-revolutionary ear of America. Noll credits this to the concerns of birthing this young nation‚ attacks on old-world Christianity‚ as well as mentioning uncertainty surrounding the disestablishment of the church. He indicated that “Well under 10 percent
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Impact of the Second Great Awakening in Modern-Day Society The Second Great Awakening laid the foundations of the development of present-day religious beliefs and establishments‚ moral views‚ and democratic ideals in the United States. Beginning back in late eighteenth century and lasting until the middle of the nineteenth century‚1 this Protestant awakening sought to reach out the un-churched and bring people to a much more personal and vivid experience of Christianity. Starting on the Southern
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