Religion Reform 1812-1860

Georgia Standards SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it. c. Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school. d. Explain women’s efforts to gain suffrage; include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Conference.

The Second Great Awakening New wave of religion in America. “Revivals” – large, traveling religious festivals Stimulated church membership in ALL parts of the country. Focused message on living a moral life: influenced many social reform movements. Charles G. Finney

“The optimistic promises of the Second Great Awakening inspired countless souls to do battle against earthly evil.”

Highlights: Second Great Awakening A Protestant revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began in the 1790s and had gained momentum by the 1800. Large numbers of individuals, primarily in the Baptist and Methodist denominations, began to return to the church. Many saw the need for a revival as way to rid society of all evil. Those that took part in the awakening preached to both whites and slaves alike. Even in the southern states. The vast majority of those that were converts during the Second Great awakening were women. The movement was at an end by the late 1840s.

Religion Divides the Nation Northerners and Southerners accepted different religious beliefs. North: tended to be Presbyterians, Unitarians South: tended to be Baptists, Methodists “First the churches split, then the political parties split, then the Union splits.”

Mormons Find Refuge in Utah Joseph Smith Founder of the Mormon faith Oppression from those disapproving of Mormons forced them to constantly relocate Shot and killed by mob Brigham Young takes over Moves Mormons west to Salt Lake City, Utah