History of the United States I / Unit 13 USH1 1801 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Second Great Awakening
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The idea
Antebellum reform drew on a Protestant revival called the Second Great Awakening, which emphasised emotional religious expression and personal spiritual rebirth.
In practice
Itinerant ministers preaching to hundreds of listeners at outdoor camp meetings.
Where people slip
Unit 04 covers the First Great Awakening of the seventeen thirties. This is the second, and it runs the other way theologically.
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