LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Andrew Jackson was elected President
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President Jackson refused to renew the National Bank
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Protestant Evangelicals sought to end slavery and achieve other reforms
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The causes of the religious revivals, such as, “Second Great Awakening” was that it stimulated the establishment of many reform movements to help end the evils of the world including ending slavery, reform prisons and ban alcoholic beverages.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary effect of the Great Awakening was that it encouraged people to rethink and renew their religious commitment and passion to develop a greater appreciation for God’s mercy.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of declining religious convictions, many religious faiths sponsored religious revivals. These revivals emphasized human beings’ dependence upon God.
Detailed explanation-4: -The repeated and varied revivals of these several decades helped make the United States a much more deeply Protestant nation than it had been before. Finally, the Second Great Awakening also included greater public roles for white women and much higher African-American participation in Christianity than ever before.