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Chapter 11 - Religion and Reform (1820-1860)
 

The many changes that occurred during the nineteenth century and the Second Great Awakening changed that way that Americans viewed themselves.  Individualism was born.  The celebration of the individual influenced writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson.  This period was known as the American Renaissance.  Others sought to escape the changes brought by industrialization by creating utopian communes, such as the Shakers and Oneida Community.  The abolitionist movement gained momentum during this time period, pushing the North and South further apart and closer to conflict.

Chapter 12 - The South Expands:  Slavery and Socity (1800-1860)

As agricultural technology grew, so did the demand for more land and more slaves for Southern planters.  Only one-third of Southern planters owned slaves, but slavery touched every aspect of Southern life.  The slaves themselves created their own communities and way of life.  Christianity and the family become the core of the slave community.  

References/Works Cited:

Henretta, James A., Rebecca Edwards, and Robert O. Self.  America:  A Concise History, Vol. 1:  to 1877.  5th ed.,  Boston:  Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012.