During the Second Great Awakening, the revivalist preachers encouraged Americans to
A) record their thoughts in journals.
B) depend on the American government for help.
C) work hard to improve their own lives and the lives of their neighbors.
D) form utopian communities.

Question

During the Second Great Awakening, the revivalist preachers encouraged Americans to 
A) record their thoughts in journals.
B) depend on the American government for help.
C) work hard to improve their own lives and the lives of their neighbors. 
D) form utopian communities.

anonymous · Answer

C) Work hard to improve their own lives and lives of their neighbors.

The Second Great Awakening encouraged everyone in the area of social activism; this is when reform movements such as education improving (Horace Mann), jail/mental institution reform, etc. flourished.