How did the Second Great Awakening contribute to the growth of reform movements in the nineteenth century?

Question

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As the majority in many revivalist congregations, women became emboldened to improve their lives by joining reform movements, like the temperance movement.

B.

As revivalist congregations grew, brewery and distillery owners that were threatened with boycotts shifted production and supported temperance.

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As revivalist congregations grew, members of trade organizations threatened by free labor worked with religious leaders to support abolition.

D.

As the majority in many revivalist congregations, plantation owners sought to lessen their personal guilt by joining reform movements, like the abolition movement.

Answer 1

The best answer is:

A. As the majority in many revivalist congregations, women became emboldened to improve their lives by joining reform movements, like the temperance movement.

The Second Great Awakening was a significant religious revival that emphasized personal piety and communal moral reform. Many women played a prominent role in the revivalist movements, which empowered them to pursue social reforms, including the temperance movement and other causes such as women's rights and abolition. This participation helped to catalyze broader social reform movements throughout the nineteenth century.