The 'Circuit Riders' were a defining feature of which denomination's expansion during the Second Great Awakening?
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Correct answer: The Methodists
Methodist circuit riders were itinerant ministers who traveled on horseback to reach remote frontier settlements. This system allowed the Methodist Church to grow rapidly alongside the westward-moving American population.
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