The Second Great Awakening and Reform

12th GradeSocial Studies60 min

Learning Objective

I can evaluate the effects of the Second Great Awakening on antebellum reform movements.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

8 min

An Age of REFORM [APUSH Review Unit 4 Topic 11] Period 4: 1800-1848

Heimler's History

Guided Notes

12 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • The Market Revolution and expanding democracy led many Americans to believe that economic and social improvement was within their reach.

  • The temperance movement, spurred by the Second Great Awakening, aimed to reduce alcohol consumption, with the American Temperance Society leading the charge.

  • At the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions was drafted to address women’s rights.

Practice

18 min

12 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Explain how the Second Great Awakening influenced the temperance and abolitionist movements.

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