Second Great Awakening essays
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The role of a woman was unfavorably determined at the same time when males primarily dominated society. As the years progressed from the very late 1700s to the late 1800s, women's roles in the economic and social aspects of society flourished through achieving access to better careers and organizing charities and organizations, while their role in politics still remained sparse. The idea that the only purpose of a woman was to stay at home and care for the male presence...
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The Antebellum Period was a time in which Women’s rights became relevant in a society that was based on male dominance. All throughout history we were able to see that women had a basic role in society as their role pertained to being in the home. As a result of this, we were able to see the shift in mentality as a result of the second great awakening. This was a time period in which the ideas of Europe began...
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The Great Awakening shaped the thoughts of people and religion laying down the foundations and development of today's religious establishments and beliefs in America. Unlike the First Great Awakening in 1740, which was a reaction to the Enlightenment that meant increasing church membership, the second one in 1790 was more of a religious revival affecting the religions in the colonies. People were encouraged to rely personally on God rather than ministers. It introduced religious ideas that significantly impacted Christianity. Many...
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The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant revival movement that held back to 1790 and moved faster by 1800. It was after 1820 when membership rapidly escalated amongst Methodist and Baptism congregations led by their respective preachers. By 1870, the Second Great Awakening started to deteriorate. Millions of new members were enrolled, and new dominions formed. The Second Great Awakening, which spread religion via revivals and emotional preaching, led to the rise of various reform movements. The movement has been...
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The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. The Great Awakening gave colonial Americans the ability to forcefully challenge religious authority, effectively preparing them for political revolutions to come. [a]Characterized by religious fervor and passionate affirmation of faith, The Great Awakening changed the concept and structure of religion, giving colonists the experience to fight for what they believed in and make their voices heard against any power[b]. To many...
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Cane Ridge: America’s Pentecost is a documentation of the largest and most famous camp meetings of the Second Great Awakening. It took place during August 1801 at Cane Ridge, Kentucky and was led by Barton Stone. Over 20,000 people attended these religious services that were organized by Presbyterian ministers and Methodist preachers. There had never previously been such large religious meetings, which caused preaching to be difficult. The preachers at these religious meetings stood on large logs and tree stumps,...
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