▁that ▁similar ▁movements ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Piet ism ▁was ▁swe eping ▁German ic ▁countries ▁and ▁evangel ical ism ▁was ▁w ax ing ▁strong ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁occurred ▁in ▁several ▁episodes ▁and ▁over ▁different ▁denomin ations ; ▁however , ▁the ▁rev iv als ▁were ▁very ▁similar . ▁As ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁form ▁of ▁evangel izing ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁rev ival ▁meet ings ▁cut ▁across ▁ge ographical ▁boundaries . ▁The ▁movement ▁quickly ▁spread ▁throughout ▁Kentucky , ▁Indiana , ▁Tennessee , ▁and ▁southern ▁Ohio , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁Each ▁den om ination ▁had ▁assets ▁that ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁th rive ▁on ▁the ▁front ier . ▁The ▁Method ists ▁had ▁an ▁efficient ▁organization ▁that ▁dep ended ▁on ▁it iner ant ▁minister s , ▁known ▁as ▁" circ uit ▁rid ers ", ▁who ▁sought ▁out ▁people ▁in ▁remote ▁front ier ▁locations . ▁The ▁circuit ▁rid ers ▁came ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁common ▁people , ▁which ▁helped ▁them ▁establish ▁rapport ▁with ▁the ▁front ier ▁families ▁they ▁hoped ▁to ▁convert . ▁ ▁The ology ▁ ▁Post mill enn ial ist ▁the ology ▁domin ated ▁American ▁Protest ant ism ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Post mill enn ial ists ▁believed ▁that ▁Christ ▁will ▁return ▁to ▁earth ▁after ▁the ▁" Mill en ni um ", ▁which ▁could ▁ent ail ▁either ▁a ▁literal ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁or ▁a ▁figur ative ▁" long ▁period