. ▁The ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening , ▁which ▁spread ▁religion ▁through ▁rev iv als ▁and ▁emot ional ▁pre aching , ▁spark ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reform ▁movements . ▁Rev iv als ▁were ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁and ▁attract ed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁converts ▁to ▁new ▁Protest ant ▁denomin ations . ▁The ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁used ▁circuit ▁rid ers ▁to ▁reach ▁people ▁in ▁front ier ▁locations . ▁The ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ante bell um ▁social ▁reform ▁and ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁salv ation ▁by ▁institutions . ▁The ▁out p our ing ▁of ▁religious ▁fer vor ▁and ▁rev ival ▁began ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁among ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians , ▁Method ists ▁and ▁Bapt ists . ▁During ▁the ▁period , ▁their ▁American ▁population ▁was ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁that ▁the ▁great ▁le ap ▁west ward ▁character ized ▁its ▁territorial ▁expansion . ▁The ▁aw ak ening ▁brought ▁comfort ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁uncertainty ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁so cio - polit ical ▁changes ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁It ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁several ▁well ▁known ▁colleg es , ▁sem in ars ▁and ▁mission ▁soci eties . ▁The ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁not ably ▁alter ed ▁the ▁religious ▁climate ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁colon ies . ▁Ord inary ▁people ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁personal ▁connection ▁with ▁God , ▁instead ▁of ▁re lying ▁on ▁a ▁minister . ▁Ne wer ▁denomin