1. The Second Great Awakening
Religious Revival
The Second Great Awakening

2. Focus Question
How did the religious reform movement of the Antebellum period help spark other reform movements?

3. Role of Religion remained strong in the U.S.
Church attendance remained high
Most adhered to some form of Christianity
Most states disestablished official churches
Jefferson’s “Wall of Separation”

4. Growth of “Liberal” Theology
Deism common among Founders.
Relied on Reason, not Revelation
Approached theology with logic
Unitarianism
Stressed that man was good
God seen as loving father
Stressed good works

5. The Second Great Awakening
Reaction Set In
Many disagreed with the softening of old teachings
Others concerned over the changes in the country
The Second Great Awakening

6. Growth of Revivals
Revivals spread from the frontier throughout the nation
Utilized “camp meetings” led by itinerant preachers
Focused on the audience
Easily understood
Offered salvation for all
Characterized by ecstatic frenzies of activity
Stressed Revelation
Flourished in western New York
the “burned over” district

8. Church Membership Expanded
New sects promoted “democratic” forms
Preachers required little formal training
Stressed an itinerant ministry

9. Impact on Denominations
Evangelical churches flourished
Baptists
Methodists
Mainline faiths saw a
drop in numbers
Episcopalians
Congregationalists

10. Role of Women “Feminized” religion
Middle-class women became the most fervent participants
Preachers gave women a role in bringing their families to God
Women took to the forefront in benevolent crusades and reforms

11. New Denominations Millerites (Adventists)
Believed Christ would come to Earth on October 22, 1844
Faded, but continued as the Seventh Day Adventists

12. New Denominations Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Based teachings on the Book of Mormon
Established a strong, disciplined hierarchy
Often developed difficulties with non-Mormon neighbors
Moved from New York to Ohio then Missouri to Illinois
Finally settled in Utah

13. Impacts Promoted social reform Temperance Mental Health Prison Reform
Promoted calls for women’s rights
Expanded Abolition Movement

14. Assignment
Complete a poster describing one of five reform movements of the Antebellum Period.
Movement
All Posters Must Include
Public School Reform
Title
Identify the driving issues
Higher Education Reform
Identify the goals
Identify the accomplishments
Temperance Movement
Identify the key people involved
A Snappy Slogan
Utopian Communities
An Illustration
Identify the Impact on society
Transcendentalists