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Date Posted: 17:19:40 09/30/02 Mon
Author: Big Lora
Subject: The Second Great Awakening

The Second Great Awakening
I. the a wakening pushed for
A. individuals to readmit God and Christ into there lives
B. older ideals were lost
a. predestination
b. threatening sermons
c. obtain salvation through faith and good works
II. Presbyterians
A. tried to arouse the faithful of the western fringe of the white settlements
a. many New Lighters (believed in church and science) joined
III. Methodists
A. Francis Asbury
a. head of American Methodist church
B. sent preachers (missionaries) through out the country
a. fastest growing church in America

IV. Baptist
A. almost as successful as the Methodists
B. found many Baptists in the south (Southern Baptist)

V. Camp meetings
A. Cane Ridge
a. place of the first camp meeting
B. saw as a way to strengthen member and gain new ones

VI. Many old religions hurt
A. new sects grew and took away from the old sects

VII. Women Acceptance
A. a lot of women joined the new sects
a. young women
B. women began to work outside the home
A. in mills
B. gave women a structure to live upon (church)

VIII. African Americans and the Revivals
A. the new sects were open to all races
a. slaves were permitted to join
B. many black preaches
a. Gabriel Prosser
1. a black ministers brother came up with a plan to revolt against Richmond
i. white men found out and prevented it
C. caused ration unrest in the south

IX. Indians and the 2nd Great Awakening
A. combined Christianity and Indian imagery
B. Many converted to Baptist of Methodist
C. Indian leaders
a. Neolin
1. called for a rise in defense of their lands
2. Wanted to stop trade with the whites
b. Handsome Lake
1. inspired Indians to give up gambling, drinking and other destructive customs
2. sent missionaries to other tribe
3. told men to stop hunting and farm, told women to stop farming and work in the home more
i. if women resisted he called them witches

X. free thinkers
A. leaders of the time

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