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1. Religion has played a major role in American society since 1619. Consider the Second

Great Awakening and transcendentalism; in what ways did they reflect antebellum

society's concerns?

The Second Great Awakening was the revival of Protestant religious acts in the early

1900s in America. As a significant religious reform movement, it highlighted the individual.

Transcendentalism was more of the individual and having an in-depth understanding of the

world in the absence of Christianity's influence. The primary concern was politics, particularly

matters of democracy contained in Alexis de Tocqueville's writings (Johnson, 2020). The

movement reflects individual thoughts and practices that are against the desires of the majority.

The Great Awakening and transcendentalism reflect concerns of antebellum society in a

reasonable manner. The antebellum society's focus was on limiting alcohol consumption,

enhancing women's human rights protection, and abolishing slavery. Primarily, the antebellum

society aimed to safeguard an individual's human rights and propel society's advancement.

2. What was the Second Great Awakening's influence on abolition, women's status, and the

poor?

The Second Great awakening event met people's expectations and drew the majority's

attention under Christianity. The event received overwhelming support from a rising political

party, especially in the antebellum Whig party, to reform the evangelical humanitarian

organization's structure and solve existing social issues not aligned to the religion. Since the

event was part of God's plan, its impact on abolition, women's status, and the poor relied on the

optimistic interpretation of the Bible for equal opportunity and human rights (Rogers, 2010). The

leading issue was that gender role was not wholly equalized because of the male prioritized

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Running head: RELIGION 1 Religion Student's Name Institutional Affiliation RELIGION 2 Religion 1. Religion has played a major role in American society since 1619. Consider the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism; in what ways did they reflect antebellum society's concerns? The Second Great Awakening was the revival of Protestant religious acts in the early 1900s in America. As a significant religious reform movement, it highlighted the individual. Transcendentalism was more of the individual and having an in-depth understanding of the world in the absence of Christianity's influence. The primary concern was politics, particularly matters of democracy contained in Alexis de Tocqueville's writings (Johnson, 2020). The movement reflects individual thoughts and practices that are against the desires of the majority. The Great Awakening and transcendentalism reflect concerns of antebellum society in a reasonable manner. The antebellum society's focus was on limiting alcohol consumption, enhancing women's human rights protection, and abolishing slavery. Primarily, the antebellum society aimed to safeguard an individual's human rights and propel society's advancement. 2. Wh ...
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