American Yawp Chapter 10 Notes:
NOTES:
I. Introduction
A. The early 19th century saw westward expansion, tech innovations, European
immigration, spread of democracy
B. Urbanization & immigration increased social ten
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American Yawp Chapter 10 Notes:
NOTES:
I. Introduction
A. The early 19th century saw westward expansion, tech innovations, European
immigration, spread of democracy
B. Urbanization & immigration increased social tensions & class divides
C. Religious (Protestantism) revivals of the Second Great Awakening
D. Reformers tackled alcoholism, slavery, inequality of women
II. Revival and Religious Change
A. Second great awakening: revivalist preachers traveled across the country, sharing
the message of spiritual and moral renewal + evangelical conversion
B. Increased church membership & inspired social reform
C. Cane Ridge Revival: One of the earliest and largest revivals in Cane Ridge,
Kentucky; ~1 week
1. Women exhorted too
2. Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian preachers told the crowd to strive for
their own salvation
D. Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian denominations gained popularity
1. Methodism was the most popular by 1850
a) After breaking from the Church of England, the Methodist
Episcopal Church (MEC) grew through innovation
b) Itinerant preachers (a.k.a circuit riders): converted by pushing west
over the Alleghenies and into the Ohio River Valley
E. Spiritual Egalitarianism: all souls are equal in salvation and all ppl can be saved
by surrendering to God
1. Orthodox Calvinism became too pessimistic
a) Spiritual leaders appealed to worshippers’ emotions & appealed to
younger generations thru less orthodox Calvinism
2. Emphasis on spiritual egalitarianism over formal training to preach gave
Methodists the upper hand (more preachers + they had to be paid less)
F. Revivals also caused schisms during the 1820s and 1830s in the Methodist and
Baptist churches
1. Reformers called for new churches & restoration of lost teachings and
forms of worship
2. Joseph Smith: Mormon founder; self-declared prophet
a) Dispatched early converts as missionaries to take the message of
the Book of Mormon thr
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