Which religious movement provided much of the moral energy and membership behind the reforms in the table?
- Acheck_circle
The Second Great Awakening, which emphasized perfectibility and human responsibility for sin
- B
The First Great Awakening's emphasis on predestination
- C
Deism among the educated elite
- D
Catholic immigrant revivalism in eastern cities
Explanation
The Second Great Awakening's belief that individuals and society could be perfected drove evangelical activism in temperance, abolition, education, women's rights, and asylum reform.