History Unit 6 Section 1 Religion Flashcards
What happened as a result of the first Great Awakening
New forms of belief challenges established order
Leads to American Revolution
When did the first “Great Awakening” (religious) take place
1730-1743
When did the second Great Awakening take place
1790-1840
What did te second Great Awakening largely consist of and what occurred there
Camp meetings
Preachers promise salvation to attendants
Church membership skyrockets
Who saw the biggest gains in church membership
Baptisms and Methodists
Who were the revivalists
Protestant preachers
Believe religion is crucial for survival of America
Stage huge camp meetings
Encourage female participation
Who was a famous revivalist preacher
Charles Finney
Who were the evangelicals
Emotional sermons elicit strong feelings
Rural gatherings
Enslaved Africans look to religion
What were some of the new religions created from the Great Awakening
Mormons
Unitarians
Who founded the Mormons
Joseph smith believed an angel named Mormon came to him and lead him in the direction of the Book of Mormon
What did the unitarians believe
God is a single divine BEING
What happened to the Mormons
Their beliefs were frowned upon
They travelled across the country seeking refuge
They began the migration of settlers west
Who lead the Mormons west
Brigham young lead them to the great salt lake
What are discrimination examples in the second Great Awakening
Protestant nativists campaigned against Catholics because of their allegiance to the pope and low wages
And Jews
What were utopics, where were they popular and who was a main one
Perfect communities
Robert Owen
New haven Indiana
What did transcendentalists believe and who were some famous ones
Go beyond senses to learn Nontraditional religion Believe in personal connection between nature and god Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau
What were the effects of the 2nd Great Awakening on society
Basis for reform movements Temperance (alcohol) Education Abolition slavery Women's rights
