Question

What was one effect of the Second Great Awakening on American social values?

Answer 1

The major affect of the Awakening was a rebellion against authoritarian religious  rule which spilled over into other areas of colonial life.

Answer 2

The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival that occurred during the 19th Century in the United States. It was a spiritual resurgence that changed the religious character of the whole nation. Historically the two biggest religion groups in the country were the Congregationalists which descended from the Puritans, and the Anglicans. After the Second Great Awakening two new groups emerged, Baptists and Evangelical Methodists.

One of the biggest effect that the Second Great Awakening had on American social values was that the new religious groups who were taking control of the Nation's religious field, were spreading the message that humans had the ability to change their life, that they had free will in choosing to be saved. Churches became more welcoming of the masses and the popular masses started to be more favored in church than the elites.