AgeofReform.pptVIP

The Age of Reform Reasons: The Great Awakening sparked interest that the individual could control their destiny and that “good deeds” will make the nation a better place The middle-class feel that they should be models of behavior for the “unmannered and ill-behaved” Finally, women are driving forces for reform because they are no longer kept at home and now have a voice (predominantly in the church) The 2nd Great Awakening Second Great Awakening As a result of the Second Great Awakening (a series of revivals in the 1790s-early 1800s), the dominant form of Christianity in America became eva