The religious gatherings that took place during the second great awakening were called <u><em>CAMP</em></u> meetings?
The Second Great Awakening or Second Great Revival (1790-1840) was a time of unusual revival or Christian revival that extended into the American antebellum period, characterized by an unprecedented Christian evangelizing activity and large numbers of conversions. Its name is due to the Great Awakening, a similar period that had taken place about half a century before. It produced a deep feeling in churches and congregations throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Northwest and the South of the United States. Because of this preachers like Charles Finney, Lyman Beecher, Barton Stone, Peter Cartwright and Asahel Nettleton ended up becoming well known. The identification of evangelization with social causes was intensified, which affected American life in areas such as the reform of prisons, abolitionism and the promotion of abstinence.
In the Appalachian region, the awakening rode on the backs of large concentrations in camp meetings, taking on tints similar to those of the First Great Awakening of the previous century. The camp meeting was a religious service that lasted several days; In it several preachers were presented. Settlers from sparsely populated areas waited with anticipation for camp meetings that meant a certain escape from the routine of life set apart in the border regions. The dance, the songs and the extroverted shouts that were associated with this type of meetings had their origin in the genuine joy of participating in a religious revival together with hundreds, maybe thousands of people.
