Instructional Video2:50
Makematic

The Second Great Awakening

K - 8th
Between the 1790s and the 1830s, the United States experienced a Second Great Awakening, as religious revivalists campaigned to improve the moral and spiritual character of the country.
Instructional Video2:31
Curated Video

Joseph Smith: American Prophet

9th - Higher Ed
Inspired by the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening, Joseph Smith founded the most widely-practiced religion founded in the United States, the Mormon faith.
Instructional Video14:47
Crash Course

19th Century Reforms

9th - 12th Standards
Take a closer look at the religious and moral reform movements in nineteenth century America, including the creation of utopian communities in response to the growth of the market economy, the fundamental ideals of Protestant...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Us History #15: 19th Century Reforms

9th - 10th
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about various reform movements in the 19th century United States. From Utopian societies to the Second Great Awakening to the Abolition movement, American society was undergoing great...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 5: 1844 1877: Uncle Tom's Cabin

9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource provides a video lesson [6:19] that provides a plot summary and analysis of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. This lesson emphasizes the impact of this book on American readers. The lesson is accompanied with a...