American culture underwent a significant theological transition as a result of transcendentalism and the second great awakening. It was the second major movement in American history
<h3>What was the story behind the great awakening?</h3>
During the 1730s and 1740s, the English colonies in America saw The Great Awakening, a religious resurgence. The movement emerged at a period when the emphasis was being placed on the idea of secular reason and religious fervor had lost its freshness.
Several reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening, which propagated Christianity through impassioned preaching and revivals.
Hundreds of people joined new Protestant denominations as a result of revivals, which were a crucial component of the movement.
Circuit riders were employed by the Methodist Church to reach out to individuals in outlying areas.
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From May 25 to September 17, 1787, 55 delegates from 12 states convened in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island was the only state that refused to send representatives to the convention, which assumed as its primary task the revision or replacement of the Articles of Confederation.
