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The first Great Awakening was ushered in by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield and the like. Joseph Tracy, a minister and historian, gave the movement its name in 1842, as the title of his book.

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Who led the second great awakening?

Charles G. Finney


Why did the great awakening change colonial society?

The Great Awakening improved communication between the colonies, and it led to discussion of political and social issues.


How did the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment affect the colonial?

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What led to the formation of many new churches especially in the southern backcountry?

The Great Awakening


What groups opposed the Great Awakening?

The Great Awakening was a series of religious revivals that happened across the American colonies. Various groups opposed it, such as a group led by Charles Chauncy.


What was the impact if the second great awakening?

The impact of the second Great Awakening led to more splinter churches and made religion more personal as opposed to being church based.


How were the second great awakening and the gospel movement similar?

both were led by social conservatives


How were the Social Gospel and the Second Great Awakening similar?

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Which was not an outcome of the Second Great Awakening?

It led to the Utopian movement. It lessened the power of government.


What statement characterizes the Second Great Awakening in the North?

it led to a social reform movement