The Second Great Awakening was a religious movement for Protestant revivals during the early nineteenth century. It wasn’t first popular when it began in 1790; but after the beginning of 20th century, it became more known and supported. After 1820, people began to recognize the movement and join them. The Second Great Awakening was rejected by many around 1870, even though it had influenced and persuaded millions of new members to lead to the formation of this movement. Most of it’s’ movement was based on the theology of the Arminian. The Arminian theology; “every person could be saved through revivals, repentance, and conversion.” (Boundless, 16) It was best known for its large camp meetings, which were led by numerous people, most that converted to it though it’s preaching and the reaction they received from many. The Abolitionist movement was one of the numbers of movements, which had changed history. It was a movement in the United States to end slavery. The movement was known to give everyone, that their nation was equal and free to all. Taken place in the north because of how the north felt responsible for taking care of the people in their country, especially the ones who didn’t deserve anything. In the 1820’s, South Carolina penalized anyone who brought abolitionist newspapers …show more content…
Even though the U.S. wasn’t allowed involve religion into political involvement, many were inspired to help the nation they consider home. Both took involvement in the north, considering they were both going against what the south believed. The north wanted to make a difference to their nation, always ready for new involvements. The North felt that if they didn’t help others that were part of their nation god would punish them for their traitorous habits. North felt that they would be considered inhuman if they didn’t take stop the evil that was spreading their homes. The Religious movement made many feel as if the consumers a mentally corrupted by the ‘demon rum.’ (In what ways did the Second Great Awakening in the North influence temperance and abolitionism?, 2012) The Temperance movement was created so many could serve God and reform his preaching to the world. Many were stopped by that from the consumption of Alcoholics and so the north decided to take liberty into their own hands. North felt the Abolitionist movement was a way to receive blessing from God to America. Many considered the fact that people who continued to go with slavery would be punished for going against god. America would not be blessed then, considering how large number of populations felt that the American society needed slavery, especially the