They did it <span>to halt American expansion into territory it claimed.</span>
The facts i know is:
1.<span>The Second Great Awakening was a time of evangelical fervor and revival in the newly formed nation of America.
2.</span><span>This fear had arisen during the Enlightenment which resulted in the </span>First Great Awakening<span>.
3.</span><span>America arose as a religious nation as observed by </span>Alexis de Tocqueville<span> and others.
4.</span><span>The idea of social equality that came about with the advent of the new nation trickled down to religion.
5.</span>Unlike the Calvinists, they believed and preached in salvation for all. <span>
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Generally speaking, yes, it is true that a person will understand the compressed language of a poem better if she brings her knowledge of areas such as history and mythology to that poem, since this will help her understand potential "hidden" themes.
