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  1. Q1. Which prominent minister of the First Great Awakening is known for his vivid 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' sermon?
  2. Q2. What was a major distinction between 'Old Lights' and 'New Lights' during the First Great Awakening?
  3. Q3. George Whitefield’s contribution to the First Great Awakening was unique because of his:
  4. Q4. The Second Great Awakening (c. 1790–1840) differed from the First by placing a much stronger emphasis on:
  5. Q5. What was the 'Burned-over District' in the context of the Second Great Awakening?
  6. Q6. Which social reform movement was most directly fueled by the religious 'perfectionism' of the Second Great Awakening?
  7. Q7. Charles Grandison Finney is often called the 'Father of Modern Revivalism' because he introduced:
  8. Q8. How did the Great Awakenings impact the demographics of American Christianity?
  9. Q9. The 'Cane Ridge Revival' of 1801 was a significant event in the Second Great Awakening as a massive:
  10. Q10. One long-term political impact of the First Great Awakening was that it:
  11. Q11. Which religious group was founded by Joseph Smith during the religious ferment of the Second Great Awakening?
  12. Q12. The Second Great Awakening significantly increased the public role of women because:
  13. Q13. The 'Circuit Riders' were a defining feature of which denomination's expansion during the Second Great Awakening?
  14. Q14. How did the Second Great Awakening affect the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South?
  15. Q15. Which intellectual movement emerged in New England as a reaction against both orthodox Calvinism and the emotionalism of the Awakenings?
  16. Q16. The 'Moral Reform' societies of the 1830s, inspired by the Awakening, primarily targeted:
  17. Q17. Which of the following was a characteristic of the First Great Awakening but NOT typically the Second?
  18. Q18. In the context of the Awakenings, the term 'Deism' refers to a belief that:
  19. Q19. The Second Great Awakening's focus on 'Christianizing' the West led to the establishment of:
  20. Q20. Which of the following best summarizes the impact of both Awakenings on American cultural history?