Reform Movements :: reformations

mitigate movements including religion, temperance, abolition, and womens rights sought to expand egalitarian ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However, certain movements, such as nativism and utopias, failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic auberge. The reform movements were spurred by the back up cracking alter, which began in New England in the late 1790s, and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed to be able to use up whether or not to believe in God, as opposed to previous ideals based on Calvinism and predestination. According to Charles G. Finney, the role of the church is to reform society (Doc. B). In 1834, he said, When the churches are...awakened and reformed, the reformation and salvation of sinners will follow. Finney had been influenced by Second Great Awakening ideals. He goes on to say that drunkards, harlots, and infidels would also be converted do to ref orm by the church. In this sense, the Second Great Awakening helped expand democratic ideals by bettering the moral standards of the common man. In 1835, Another example of democratic growth can be shown by Document C, where Patrick Reason created an engraving depicting a black effeminate slave in chains and shackles. Above her is the quote, Am I not a woman and a sister? This reflects how the abolition and womens movements often bind into one another since both of these movements helped expand democratic ideals in that they sought after increased rights, such as suffrage for minorities. For example, The Grimke sisters, Angelina and Sarah were southern abolitionists who also contend a role in the Womens Movement. Susan B. Anthony who was a Quaker, was therefore opposed to the loathsomeness slavery but also played a role in the movement calling for equality and rights of women. Anthony was inspired by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was also combat-ready in both movements, but very famous for her aggressive march in the Womens Movement, which can be shown by Document I. Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a very important role in The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. This congregation also sought to expand democratic ideals, and more radically than peradventure any other event of any movement. They produced a declaration which give tongue to that all men and women are created equal, and should therefore be treated equal. Stanton believed that women should be equally represented in the government and demanded for the right to vote.