Discuss the many economic and social reasons why Americans in the 1830s and 1840s turned to religion, revivalism, utopianism, and reform. {Use specific examples} Which approach do you think brought individuals the most satisfaction that they had effectively reshaped their world? Did any?
Please consider the following and incorporate into your discussion.
Out of all the questions only three need to be answered
1. Evangelicalism (revivalism) mainly spoke to the heart (emotion) not to the head (reason). Is this important? Did it change or challenge established religious practices or institutions? Be specific.
2. Was predestination involved in revivalism or did it mainly teach that people were in control of their own salvation? Why is this important?
3. What was the Second Great Awakening?
4. Why was alcoholism such a problem? How did reformers try to deal with it?
5. What was attractive about utopian communities? Who were some of the main leaders of the movement? Be specific
6.How did the role of women begin to change and be questioned? What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
8. What role did the abolitionist movement play in this changing national scene?
9.– Do these reform movements resemble any movements in the 20th or 21st Centuries?