USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What movement led to reform movements, including abolition & women’s suffrage?
A
2nd Great Awakening
B
Temperance Movement
C
1st Great Awakening
D
the Enlightenment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Great Awakening, a religious revival movement, shaped the settlement of New York State as Americans traveled to the region for religious gatherings. The Second Great Awakening also informed the abolitionist movement, the early women’s suffrage movement, and more.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marked by a wave of enthusiastic religious revivals, the Second Great Awakening set the stage for equally enthusiastic social reform movements, especially abolitionism and temperance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Great Awakening brought women together in a network of voluntary associations devoted to good deeds, such as the care of widows and orphans, where women created a “Benevolent Empire” that enabled them to move into public roles where they could wield power and assume responsibility.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historians believe ideas set forth during the religious movement known as the Second Great Awakening inspired abolitionists to rise up against slavery. This Protestant revival encouraged the concept of adopting renewed morals, which centered around the idea that all men are created equal in the eyes of God.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Second Great Awakening, which spread religion through revivals and emotional preaching, sparked a number of reform movements. Revivals were a key part of the movement and attracted hundreds of converts to new Protestant denominations. The Methodist Church used circuit riders to reach people in frontier locations.

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