Utopias

Utopias

By Alison McEwin

​In the early 1800s, Americans experienced strong religious feelings during what is called the “Second Great Awakening”

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Preachers would set up tents and invite people from all over to come hear about how to achieve personal salvation​

2nd Great Awakening

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Multiple Choice

Where did most meetings during the 2nd Great Awakening take place?

• In homes

• In tents

• in churches

• In private

A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

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​Utopia

Many Utopias popped up in the 1800s ​as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution

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Life had been getting harder and pollution filled the air, many started to seek out different solutions to the future. ​

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They were often based around religion​​

​Utopias in the 1800s

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Poll

Which one of these is a Utopia trying to recreate

• a place where evil is punished

• democracy

• the early republic

• heaven on earth

Open Ended

What would you expect to see in a utopia?

Multiple Choice

What were utopian societies a reaction to?

• the American Revolution

• The Age of Andrew Jackson

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Early Republic

Created a place called Brook Farms. (lasted 6 years)

​Ralph Waldo Emerson was a famous writer who helped the movement.

They believed ​that god could be found in yourself and you could observe the world around you and understand everyone was a part of god.

They believed humans were good on the inside​ naturally.

The Transcendentalists

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Multiple Choice

According to the Transcendentalists, where would you see God?

• In oneself

• In the new factories

• In Jesus Christ

• In human design

Poll

Did the Transcendentalists believe in God?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the Utopia the Transcendentalists tried to create.

• Brook Farms

• Amana Farms

• Eden

• Heaven on Earth

• ​They hoped to find religious freedom in America and left Germany in 1843-44. Community members pooled their resources and purchased 5,000 acres near Buffalo, New York

• Their belief, one shared by many other Pietists, was that God, through the Holy Spirit, may inspire individuals to speak.

• Communal Living

Amana Community

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Poll

Would you want to practice communal living?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What country did the Amana community originate from?

• England

• Scottland

• Germany

• Ireland

Multiple Choice

Where did the Amana Community buy land?

• Kentucky

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• New York

Open Ended

How does communal living help create a Utopia?

​Broke off from the Quakers.

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Shaker was applied to the sect because of the custom of shaking, dancing, whirling, and singing in tongues during worship services.

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Ann Lee claimed to have a series of revelations that told her she was a second incarnation of Jesus.

Marriage was not allowed ​

​The Shakers

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the Shakers?

• Anna Carhart

• Jesus Christ

• The Pope

• Anne Lee

Multiple Choice

What group did the Shakers originate from?

• The Catholics

• The Mormons

• The Quakers

• The Hindu

Poll

The Shakers became famous for their dances. People would come to their worship sessions and watch them speak in tongues and dance.

If you could watch the Shakers worship today, would you want to go?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe with a friend

Multiple Choice

What amendment allowed the Shakers to practice their religion?

• 2nd

• 1st

• 5th

• 13th