How did the Second Great Awakening afect the social order in the nineteenth century? OA
Preachers told their audiences that salvation was only achieved by donating to Christian causes. This focus on salvation through material wealth excluded many people and led to the growth
of small sects that focused on salvation through work
Preachers excited their crowds with messages of personal salvation for all people. This brought attention to the inequalities between groups and led to reform movements aimed at improving
public education and women's rights
Preachers taught that an individual's personal relationship with God was more important than anything else. This led their listeners to withdraw from participation in civic and political life and
caused a dramatic decrease in church attendance
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Preachers urged their listeners to submit to church authority to achieve salvation Federalist politicians took advantage of new positive attitudes toward central authorities and successfully
pushed for greater federal control of the states