1. The Second Great Awakening
American History I

2. Essential Question and Vocabulary
How did religion spark reform movements in the late 1700’s to mid-1800’s?
Vocabulary:
Revival: Process of bringing something back to life
Reform: To change

3. Vocabulary Charles Grandison Finney: Evangelism:
Famous preacher. “Father of Revivalism”. Used drama to inspire religious faith
Evangelism:
Religious activism with the goal of spreading the word about personal salvation
Second Great Awakening
The broad religious movement that swept the US after 1790 (Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians)

4. The revival (Camp Meeting)
Lasted 4-5 Days
Episodes of dramatic religious conversion
Focused on personal salvation, evangelism
Encouraged personal responsibility for actions (how is this different from other religious groups we have studied?)
Impassioned Preaching (Finney)

5. What did a revival look like?
On the L. Answer the following questions
1. What happens at a revival?
2. How is it different than a traditional service?
3. How are people showing their faith?
4. What do you notice about the gender and age of the participants?

6. Music of the second great awakening
Think about these questions as you listen to the hymns and respond on L:
1. What is different about these songs than ones you might hear today?
2. What is the overall message?
3. What do you hear?
What instrument (s) do you hear?
Who/what kind of person is singing? How do you know? What might that mean?

7. Unitarian Movement Not part of the “Revival” movement
Does this sound familiar?
What other movements stressed reason and logic?
What are the Unitarians attempting to do?
Not part of the “Revival” movement
- Faith comes from the individual
- Reason and conscience were the pathways to perfection
- Focus on individual and social reform

8. African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E)
Preached idea that all people belonged to the same God
Opposition to slavery
Strong Sense of Community
Social Services
Individual and Social Reform

9. Lasting effects of the Great Awakening
Inspired a period of other reforms
Abolition
Women’s Rights
Utopian Communities
Mental Health Reforms
Education Reforms