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When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Discuss the nature of the revival of the Second Great Awakening and its impact on both American religion and American society.

  • Discuss the concept of women's sphere, and how women's lives and social role changed in this period.

  • Describe the romantic movement and its impact on American values.

  • Discuss the nature of the antebellum reform movements, including the utopian communities and the humanitarian reform movements.

  • Describe the emergence of abolitionism in American society and its significance.

  • State the impact of reform on the party system, and explain the shift to political action among some reformers.







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