Chapter 12 Flashcards
the nationwide revival that peaked in the 1850s
Second Great Awakening
the Methodist denomination experienced such dramatic growth that America’s early 19th century has been called
Age of Methodism
evangelists who rode regular routes on horseback, preaching at various points along the way
circuit riders
sent by John Wesley to America from England
began circuit-riding in New England
Francis Asbury
Presbyterian preacher largely responsible for the spread of revival to the frontier of Kentucky
James McGready
McGready pioneered __________
camp meeting revival
a religious service of several days’ length, held outdoors, for a group that was obliged to take shelter on the spot because of the distance from home
camp meeting revival
the most notable camp meeting
Cane Ridge, Kentucky
the great Methodist preacher who came to Christ in a camp meeting
Peter Cartwright
the Second Great Awakening reached its peak in the
late 1850s
the best-known evangelist of the Second-Great Awakening
Charles G. Finney
SECTION 12.2
a former slave who served as a Methodist circuit rider and later became past in Pennsylvania
Richard Allen
Allen founded the
African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
the AME Church was the first
black American denomination