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The Second Great Awakening (sometimes known simply as "the Great Awakening") was a religious revival that occurred in the United States beginning in the late eighteenth century and lasting until the middle of the nineteenth century. While it occurred in all parts of the United States, it was especially strong in the Northeast and the Midwest. [15]
The term "critical period" thus implicitly accepts the Federalist critique of the Articles of Confederation. Other historians have used an alternative term, the "Confederation Period", to describe U.S. history between 1781 and 1789. [127] Historians such as Forrest McDonald have argued that the 1780s were a time of economic and political chaos.
First Great Awakening (1730s–1740s) American Revolution (1775–1783) Confederation period (1781-1789) Federalist Era (1788-1800) Second Great Awakening (c. 1800 – c. 1840) First-wave feminism (19th century–early 20th century) Manifest Destiny (c. 1812 – c. 1860) Era of Good Feelings (c. 1817 – c. 1825)
Building a new nation : the Federalist era, 1789-1803 (1999) for middle schools; Finkelman, Paul, ed. (2001). Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. ISBN 9780684804989. Finkelman, Paul, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of the New American Nation, 1754–1829. ISBN 9780684313467. Johnson, Paul E. (2006). The Early American Republic ...
The pamphlet came into circulation in January 1776, [42] after the Revolution had started. It was passed around and often read aloud in taverns, contributing significantly to spreading the idea of republicanism, bolstering enthusiasm for separation from Britain, and encouraging recruitment for the Continental Army. Paine provided a new and ...
The Great Awakening emphasized the traditional Reformed virtues of Godly preaching, rudimentary liturgy, and a deep awareness of personal sin and redemption by Christ Jesus, spurred on by powerful preaching that deeply affected listeners. Pulling away from ritual and ceremony, the Great Awakening made religion personal to the average person. [130]
The New Nation: A History of the United States During the Confederation, 1781–1789. ISBN 9780930350154. Kerber, Linda K. (1979). Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9780807899847. Miller, John Chester (1948). Triumph of Freedom, 1775–1783. Little, Brown. ISBN 9781404748330.
9.1.3 Protestant dissenters and the Great Awakening. ... Confederation period: 1783–1788: 1789–1815 ... The decisive victory came in the fall of 1781, ...