Revivalism and Reform in America

A series of religious revivals that swept across the United States in the early 19th century.

Outdoor gatherings where preachers would minister to large crowds, lasting for days.

The belief that individuals could directly experience salvation through personal faith and commitment.

A movement to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption in the United States.

The belief that women were primarily responsible for the moral and spiritual well-being of the household.

The excessive consumption of alcohol in the early 19th century.

A religious group that emphasizes personal conversion and experience.

The growth of religious institutions and practices in the United States.

Women were believed to be more inherently moral than men during the 18th and 19th centuries.

This concept divided societal roles based on gender. Men were expected to dominate the public sphere of business and politics, while women were confined to the private sphere of home and family.

Women played a significant role as nurturers, caregivers, and teachers of morality within the home.

Premarital sex and adultery were condemned for both men and women. However, men were not seen as permanently tarnished by such actions, while women faced lasting social stigma.

This early abolitionist movement favored a gradual approach to ending slavery, advocating for slave owners to be compensated for their loss.

This more radical abolitionist movement emerged in the 1830s, advocating for immediate emancipation of enslaved people without compensation to slave owners.

A prominent abolitionist leader who founded the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator." He advocated for immediate emancipation, racial equality, and opposed colonization efforts.

Abolitionists argued against slavery on moral, ideological, and religious grounds, highlighting the inhumane treatment and suffering inflicted upon enslaved people.