A Republican Religious Order
What was the name of the Virginia bill that made all churches equal in the eyes of the law?
Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
What types of individuals did revivalists attract?
The unchurched and families looking for social ties.
Who linked individual salvation to religious benevolence?
Reverend Samuel Hopkins
What religious sect did Mother Ann Lee create?
the Shaker community
In the 1830s, what church denominations were most successful in attracting new members?
Baptists and Methodists
What speaking techniques evangelical ministers very successful in conversions?
They copied the “practical” preaching techniques of 18th century revivalists such as George Whitefield. They spoke from memory, spoke in plain (common) language, raised their voice to make important points, punctuated their words with theatrical gestures.
What was the first interdenominational society founded and when was it founded?
American Education Society in 1815
What percent of New England Congregational Church members were women?
70%
What aspects of churches did Americans like following independence?
Americans liked churches that governed with spiritual quality and that were governed democratically.
How was Evangelism in the south initially different from the north?
Initially, Evangelical ministers talked about spiritual equality and criticized slavery.
What effect did the Second Great Awakening have on U.S. politics?
Religion became an important force in politics / the U.S. became a genuinely Christian nation
How much were female teachers paid?
$12-14
What is the definition of voluntarism?
The funding of churches by their own members
How many Methodist congregations were in the U.S. in 1860?
A: 20,000
When did Reverend Ely Stiles call on Philadelphia Presbyterians to begin a Christian political party?
July 4, 1827
Who opened Middlebury Female Seminary?
Emma Wilard
What did African Americans do at the start of religious revival?
They became baptists and methodists & created a powerful Black Christian Church.