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THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING

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Page 1: A new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings  An evangelical movement which stressed preaching and emphasized the idea of salvation

THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING

Page 2: A new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings  An evangelical movement which stressed preaching and emphasized the idea of salvation

WHAT was it?

A new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings

An evangelical movement which stressed preaching and emphasized the idea of salvation

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WHEN did it happen?

Early 1800s

Page 4: A new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings  An evangelical movement which stressed preaching and emphasized the idea of salvation

WHERE did it start?

Began in Kentucky and Tennessee

Spread throughout the US

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WHO lead it?

Charles Grandison Finney

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WHY was it important?

Denominations such as Methodists and Baptists grew

New denominations were created such as the Mormons

JOSEPH SMITH

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Brigham Young led the Mormons to Utah

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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

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WHY was it important?

African-Americans started their own denominations such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Richard Allen

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WHY was it important?

It lead to many social reform movements like temperance and abolitionism