USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -camp meeting, type of outdoor revival meeting that was held on the American frontier during the 19th century by various Protestant denominations. Camp meetings filled an ecclesiastical and spiritual need in the unchurched settlements as the population moved west.

Detailed explanation-2: -Toward the end of the 18th century, another revival, known as the Second Great Awakening (c. 1795–1835), began in the United States. During this revival, meetings were held in small towns and the large cities throughout the country, and the unique frontier institution known as the camp meeting began.

Detailed explanation-3: -A church revival involves a group of Christians praying and seeking the Holy Spirit’s presence together while rejoicing over a renewed spiritual exuberance. The purpose of a church revival is to allow the power of the Holy Spirit to transform both believers and nonbelievers alike.

Detailed explanation-4: -A particularly large and successful revival was held at Cane Ridge, Kentucky in 1801, led by some ministers later active in what became the Restoration Movement. Some scholars suggest that this was the pioneering event in the history of frontier camp meetings in America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The First Great Awakening was a period when spirituality and religious devotion were revived. This feeling swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and 1770s. The revival of Protestant beliefs was part of a much broader movement that was taking place in England, Scotland, and Germany at that time.