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    In places such as the Burned-Over District‚ massive groups converted to Christianity and dedicated their lives to becoming more like God (Locks et al‚ 591). The main theme of the Second Great Awakening referred to improving mankind. The Second Great Awakening caused numerous reforms to occur‚ especially the anti-slavery movement (Locks et al‚ 603). Most abolitionists utilized Christian principles and scriptures to condemn slavery and to advocate the citizenship of African

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    especially women. The Kingdom of Matthias describes the life of an American man’s religious revivalism‚ describes a story of sex‚ society and religion .The core theme was the impact of the Second Great Awakening concerning on the lives of the American people and society. The lives of men and women of the Second Great Awakening were shaped by their beliefs in God and the belief that the Truth would set them free from all the sins that they have committed. In Matthias’ case he realized that the words of those

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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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    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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    change tremendously in 1815.It was due to very important events ‚the revolution of industry and the Second Great Awakening.The technology advanced significantly with new inventions like the telegraph‚ sewing machine‚ and assembly line.The agriculture was booming with the mechanical thresher‚ which was a tractor with a steam engine‚ and the reaper was used to harvest wheat. The Second Great Awakening started a whole new religious and Evangelicals ideas all across America. Evangelicals advocated education

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    in Kirtland‚ the chapter fundamentally focuses on the religious terrain that Matthias endured after release from prison. While his attempt to endear himself to the Mormon Prophet Smith and the Mormon Church failed‚ he played a role in the Second Great Awakening. During the period‚ the northern opinion significantly influenced religious change movement countrywide. In resisting this evangelical reformism‚ Smith and Matthias separately attacked the domineering views advanced by the Finneyite evangelicalism

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    The Second Great Awakening was an enormous religious revival that swept the  American nation in the beginning of the 19th century. A revival is defined by Webster’s  Dictionary as “the growth of something or an increase in the activity of something after a long  period of no growth or activity.” This revival caused an unfathomable amount of permanent  change to the United States. The Second Great Awakening converted millions of Americans‚  resulted in several new denominations of faith‚ changed the the way the American people 

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    etc.‚ citizens needed order in their life. The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival in the early 19th century‚ which did exactly what the citizens needed: put order in their life spiritually. This second great awakening helped people personally connect with god and come to realizations about society with new movements being created. However‚ questions that is debated is what caused this awakening in the first place. The Second Great Awakening was caused by the separation of church and state

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    The Second Great Awakening had a large impact on reform movements in the first half of the nineteenth century such as various social groups actions‚ how religion was viewed‚ and concepts. The impact can be seen in events and topics such as the feminist movement‚ what a revival of religion is‚ and the temperance movement. This time period impacted different social groups actions and what they did to change their conditions. In Document 3‚ David Walker talks about how coloured people should be spreading

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    Casey Hungreder History G Period 12/5/11 DBQ: Part B - Question 3 The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival that occurred in the United States beginnig in the early-mid nineteenth century and lasted until the end of the nineteenth century. While it occurred in all parts of the United States‚ it was especially strong in the Northeast and the Midwest. The Second Great Awakening implemented an important impact on American religious history. During this time period‚ the numerical strength

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