Part 2: Making Connections Question
Response
How did the Second Great Awakening inspire reform?

How did spirituality and family help slaves cope?

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact slavery?

What methods did the abolitionist movement use to spread its message?

How were the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad linked?

What was the focus of the women’s rights movement in the mid-1800s?

How did the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-1800s reflect American life at that time? What other movements did Transcendentalism inspire?

In what areas did people seek reform in the mid-1800s? What did these reform movements have in common?