Chapter 8.1 Religion Sparks Reform
Section Objectives:
1. Describe the new religious movements that swept the United States after 1790.
2. Explain the new philosophy that offered an alternative to traditional religion.
3. Characterize the nature of utopian communities
4. Describe the reforms demanded in schools, mental hospitals, and prisons.
Chapter 8.1 Religion Sparks Reform
-Who was Charles Grandison Finney?
1. The Second Great Awakening
-What was the Second Great Awakening?
A. Revivalism
-What was a revival
B. The African-American Church
-How did the Second Great Awakening affect African Americans?
2. Transcendentalism and Reforms
A. Transcendentalism
-Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson?
-What was transcendentalism?
-What did transcendentalism teach?
-Who was Henry David Thoreau?
-What is a civil disobedience?
B. Unitarianism
-What did Unitarians believe?
3. Americans Form Ideal Communities
-What were utopian communities?
-What were the goals of the nation’s utopian communities?
A. Shaker Communities
-What views did the Shakers hold?
4. Schools and Prisons Undergo Reform
A. Reforming Asylums and Prisons
-How did reformers attempt to improve the nation’s prisons?
-Who was Dorothea Dix?
B. Improving Education
-In what ways did reformers seek to improve the country’s education system?
-What role did Horace Mann play in education reform?