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THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING

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

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THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING

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  1. THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING

  2. WHAT was it? • A new religious revival characterized by emotional camp meetings • An evangelical movement which stressed preaching and emphasized the idea of salvation

  3. WHEN did it happen? • Early 1800s

  4. WHERE did it start? • Began in Kentucky and Tennessee • Spread throughout the US

  5. WHO lead it? • Charles Grandison Finney

  6. WHY was it important? • Denominations such as Methodists and Baptists grew • New denominations were created such as the Mormons JOSEPH SMITH

  7. Brigham Young led the Mormons to Utah

  8. 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

  9. WHY was it important? • African-Americans started their own denominations such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Richard Allen

  10. WHY was it important? • It lead to many social reform movements like temperance and abolitionism

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