The Second Great Awakening

Second Great Awakening

Religious revival in the 1820s with changing attitudes in Protestantism

Premillennialism

Belief that Christ returns unpredictably and focus on individual salvation

Postmillennialism

Belief that Christ will return when 'kingdom of heaven' is created on earth

Methodist

Old religious group developed in England, embraced free will

Baptists

Old religious group, second largest Christian group

Unitarians

New religious group evolved from deism, believed Jesus was distinct from God

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

Religious group founded by Joseph Smith, aimed to create a theocracy

Millerites

Religious group founded by William Miller, believed Jesus would return on Oct 22, 1844

The Shakers

Religious group splintered from Quakers, believed in imminent second coming

Oneida Community

Community founded by John Humphrey Noyes, focused on biologically engineering morally perfect child

Transcendentalism

-Thoreau -> We all have an inner light that connects us to god 

-to make the light grow we need to have free will and no restrictions (no group no govt) its done through free will he goes and lives in woods

Hudson River School

First American style of art and literature

National Literature

American literature gaining respect after the War of 1812

Temperance

Reform movement focused on reducing alcohol consumption

Seneca Falls Convention

1848 convention for women's rights in Seneca Falls, NY

Leader in the women's rights movement

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott