a new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings an evangelical movement which...
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THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING
WHAT was it?
A new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings
An evangelical movement which stressed preaching and emphasized the idea of salvation
WHEN did it happen?
Early 1800s
WHERE did it start?
Began in Kentucky and Tennessee
Spread throughout the US
WHO lead it?
Charles Grandison Finney
WHY was it important?
Denominations such as Methodists and Baptists grew
New denominations were created such as the Mormons
JOSEPH SMITH
Brigham Young led the Mormons to Utah
WHY was it important?
It was highly democratic; people believed that everyone could participate in the religious experience
WOMEN played a key role and organized groups like the Female Missionary Society
WHY was it important?
African-Americans started their own denominations such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Richard Allen
WHY was it important?
It lead to many social reform movements like temperance and abolitionism