Question

the path to the civil war

1. second great awakening

a. mid - 19th century had a series of
and social reforms that went hand in hand.
b. the second great awakening lasted from 1790 to 1840 and was an enthusiastic religious revival.
c. it set the stage for social
movements, especially abolitionism and temperance.
d. emphasized individual responsibility for seeking salvation and insisted people could
themselves and society.
e. revival meetings - days - study bible, reflect on lives, heard emotional sermons.
i. 1/15 in 1800 to 1/6 in 1850
f. religion also growing among
americans.
i. in north, they formed their own churches. support communities.
ii. in south, heard same sermons/sang same hymns as their owners.
iii. to southern slaves the story of
was a promise of freedom.
g. during the second great awakening the goal of ending slavery grew, not only for african americans but among white activists as well.

1. women’s rights

a. 1800s, women had
social/economic opportunities.
i. unmarried women vs after marriage
b. inspired by the second great awakening, women--despite these pressures--participated in all the important reform movements of the 1800s.
c. in abolition, education, temperance, treatment of the mentally disabled,
reforms (and more) women worked for change.
d. women abolitionists raised
, distributed literature, and collected signatures for antislavery petitions to congress.
e. prudence crandall, quaker, opened a
for girls
f. elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott, world anti - slavery convention in 1840 in london -- seneca falls convention (ny, 1848) 300+ women, called for women to have the right to vote.

1. north/south difference in lifestyle

a. regional economies -- industrial revolution began in england in
and made its way to us
i. north - industry took off, crop diversification/rotations, manufacturing, market economy.

Explanation:

1a. The Second Great Awakening was tied to religious and social reforms.
1b. Fact about its time - span and nature as a religious revival.
1c. It influenced social reform movements.
1d. It emphasized self - betterment.
1e. Details about revival meetings and religious growth among African Americans. The story of Exodus was significant for Southern slaves.
2a. Women had limited social/economic opportunities in the 1800s.
2c - e. Women participated in various reform movements, with examples like raising funds in abolition and opening a school.
3a. The Industrial Revolution began in England in 1760 and spread to the US.

Answer:

1a. religious
1b. (already filled correctly in the text as given)
1c. reform
1d. improve
1e. African; Exodus
2a. limited
2c. various
2d. funds
2e. school
3a. 1760