The American Revolution, having been successful, inspired those in the 3rd Estate (the lower class) to revolt. Why should they be oppressed, they wondered, by an unfair higher power, when the colonists, experiencing (what they thought was) the same thing, could overthrow their oppressive power?
Yes, there were five states that joined the Union in war, but I do not think they were ten years apart.
The words that are missing in the sentence are The Second Great Awakening and moral renewal. The so-called Second Great Awakening is referring to revival of religious during the early nineteenth century, where the preachers are advocating or sharing the message of spiritual and moral renewal to people.
Greek philosophy teaches that the human soul has a mental part and a spiritual part. The mental part is a completely rational entity while the spiritual part understands reason. The soul they say is home to the passions and desires. Living led by your reason is the best way to live combined with the heart of passion is essential for the human condition.
