Question

How does the Second Great Awakening relate to social reform in the 1800’s? (Why did people participate in social reform? What were the problems of the time period that people wanted to fix?)

Answer 1

The Second Great Awakening sparked a number of reform movements by spreading religion through revivals and emotional preaching. And christians were dissatisfied with their worship practices, and some were disillusioned with how wealth and rationalism dominated culture. Many people began to yearn for a return to religious piety.