Essay On The Second Great Awakening

In the late 1800’s several Americans was not regularly attending Church, and God did not play a important role in the citizens daily life. Slavery at this time was getting worse with harsh punishments and cruel treatment. Women were controlled by the men and had no opinion in decisions. Theses problems led to the Second Great Awakening, which attempted to resolve these issues. The Second Great Awakening occurred during the 1800’s and included several social movements involving religion, abolitionist, and women’s rights; which encouraged people to go to Church again and stand up for what they believe in. In July of 1800, Rev. James McCready held the first camp meeting to escalate church attendance and preach powerful sermons to scare the

Slaves was treated inhuman, “they were overworked, underfed, wretchedly clad and lodged, and have insufficient sleep; they are often made to wear around their necks iron collars armed with prongs, to drag heavy chains and weights at their feet while working the field, and to wear yokes.” Slaves often were “kept confined in the stocks day and night for weeks together, made to wear gags in their mouths for hours or days, have some of their front teeth torn out or broken off, that they may be easily detected when they run away; that they are frequency flogged with terrible severity” (Doc E). Abolitionist believed the people who commerce slavery is purely evil, and that slavery is unlawful and “upon every principle of humanity, and patriotism, and conscience, and religion, to be abandoned and proscribed” (Doc D). The Abolitionist movement tried to end slavery throughout the nation by protesting, speaking out and writing newspapers. William Lloyd Garrison was the countries leading antislavery newspaper known as the Liberator created in 1831 to promote the end of slavery throughout the nation