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The Second Great awakening succeeded in spreading religious messages to many members of the growing US population. Church membership was also increased after the Second Great Awakening.

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One of the lessons of some Great Awakening teachings was the necessity of eradicating sin. This paved the way for many of the larger movements later on, including opposition to slavery. Many converts were also women, and this gave women a place where they could have a community and support each other.

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These images are examples of the success of the Second Great Awakening in spreading religion; they show gatherings of a large amount of people listening to a preacher or multiple preachers fervently sharing their (often very dramatic and emotional) messages.

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The reason for the Second Great Awakening was to improve the United States through spreading religion. The movement was led by American Protestants.

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Spread their message (religious leaders)
Attract converts to their religion
Improve America overall

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"Circuit riders" traveled around to different locations to spread their message and attract converts to their religion. They also held Revivals, large meetings intended to draw masses of people to listen to preachers.

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Finney was a lawyer and theologist who believed that people must take initiative in their religion. He was a minister and because of his additional background in law, he convincingly argued his point of view for religion.

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He led revivals and publicized them to the people. He introduced religious revivals into American religion. He also emphasized the role of women in the church and allowed them to speak at church gatherings.

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This image is an example of a large crowd of people at a religious revival.

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https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-early-republic/culture-and-reform/v/the-second-great-awakening-part-1

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The Second Great Awakening - origins and major ideas (video) | Khan Academy

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