Notes for 10/14/08
As time progresses, new state constitutions are less supportive of established churches. ***Reminder, for New England, the church was congregationalist. In Virginia it was the Anglican church.
With less state funds and support, churches are now having to meet their financial needs on their own.
All white males can now vote even if they don't own property.
This creates a more democratic feeling with more equality for citizens.
This idea of equality spreads and helps establish new ground for the Baptist and Methodist churches. (To some extent Presbyterian)
The Mormon church also starts.
People now have the option to choose what church to go to because their are so many.
The "new" churches (Baptist, Methodist etc) claim religion is more of the heart then of the head so ministers no longer have to be formally educated. They claim the Bible is the single most important source for religious knowledge. Soon the new churches dominate the white South. The new churches are seen by some as a revolt against the wealthy because most of the people in the new churches were poor. (relative to the rich plantation owners, not actually extremely poor)
The new churches accept the social hierarchy after some debate on slavery. Once cotton gin is invented they completely accept slavery and tell church members with slaves that they should bring their slaves to church and to not treat the slaves cruelly because they are "brothers in Christ".
Thousands of slaves now take up Christianity and are allowed to go to church but can't hold positions and are segregated. Independent black churches start to form and by 1820 there are about 700 independent churches and by 1830 the independent churches outnumber the other churches.
Gabriel's rebellion
slave rebellion in Richmond
Gabriel was a skilled slave (blacksmith) who was hired out frequently in Richmond. He was inspired to rebel because of the slave rebellion led by L'Ouverture that overthrew the French government in Haiti and the French revolution. Ultimately though Gabriel wanted an independent black republic and the rebellion can be called a republican revolution. Eventually however, word gets out of his rebellion. Some followers betray him and others (including Gabriel) are captured, tried, convicted and sentenced to death.
With less state funds and support, churches are now having to meet their financial needs on their own.
All white males can now vote even if they don't own property.
This creates a more democratic feeling with more equality for citizens.
This idea of equality spreads and helps establish new ground for the Baptist and Methodist churches. (To some extent Presbyterian)
The Mormon church also starts.
People now have the option to choose what church to go to because their are so many.
The "new" churches (Baptist, Methodist etc) claim religion is more of the heart then of the head so ministers no longer have to be formally educated. They claim the Bible is the single most important source for religious knowledge. Soon the new churches dominate the white South. The new churches are seen by some as a revolt against the wealthy because most of the people in the new churches were poor. (relative to the rich plantation owners, not actually extremely poor)
The new churches accept the social hierarchy after some debate on slavery. Once cotton gin is invented they completely accept slavery and tell church members with slaves that they should bring their slaves to church and to not treat the slaves cruelly because they are "brothers in Christ".
Thousands of slaves now take up Christianity and are allowed to go to church but can't hold positions and are segregated. Independent black churches start to form and by 1820 there are about 700 independent churches and by 1830 the independent churches outnumber the other churches.
Gabriel's rebellion
slave rebellion in Richmond
Gabriel was a skilled slave (blacksmith) who was hired out frequently in Richmond. He was inspired to rebel because of the slave rebellion led by L'Ouverture that overthrew the French government in Haiti and the French revolution. Ultimately though Gabriel wanted an independent black republic and the rebellion can be called a republican revolution. Eventually however, word gets out of his rebellion. Some followers betray him and others (including Gabriel) are captured, tried, convicted and sentenced to death.
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