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- The Second Great Awakening is best known for its large __ that led extraordinary numbers of people to convert through an enthusiastic style of preaching and audience participation.
- Many early American religious groups in the Calvinist tradition emphasized the deep depravity of human beings. They believed they could only be saved ____. This was very different from the Evangelical belief of salvation, that became popular during the second great awakening.
- The Second Great Awakening portrayed God as benevolent, rather than earlier religious teaching where God was portrayed as angry and vengeful. What did they mean when they said God was benevolent?
- The great figure of the Second Great Awakening was ___. Not only was he the most successful and famous preacher, he was the revival's great strategist and theologian. He was one of the first religious leaders in America to denounce slavery.
- Which of the statements below about Thomas Jefferson are true?- Jefferson served as Vice President under John Adams. - Jefferson tied with Aaron Burr during the presidential election in 1800, so the House of Representatives had to break the tie. - Jefferson promoted manufacturing in the America, and believed this to be the future. - Jefferson increased the size of the army and navy during his presidency.
- New ______-__________ legislature in lecompton.
- This eliminated the __________ compromise's restriction on slavery _______ of the 36* 30' line.
- Kansas collapsed into a state of _____ ______.
- Free land now being potentially opened to ____________.
- Popular sovereignty would determine the _________ of slavery in each ___________.
- The missouri compromise was _____________.
- What 2 territories were divided as the remainder of the louisiana purchase?
- Jefferson originally wanted to buy New Orleans for...
- First president to be inaugurated in the White House
- the year the Louisiana purchase was approved was
- What year was the Louisiana Purchase approved?
- How did European countries react to the Hawkey-Smoot Tariff
- Why were banks one of the first institutions to feel effects of the stock market crash
- Which is NOT a reason President James K. Polk was known as the "Manifest Destiny President"?
- In the Dred Scott decision, Supreme Court Justice Taney argued that African Americans were