HIUS 221 Mindtap 7.3, 7.5, 8.2, 8.6, 9.5, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

What change in family life during this era created a sense of disunion that fed the popularity of reform and revival movements? Huge increases in alcohol consumption led more men to become absentee fathers. Home foreclosures rose to such a high level that nearly half of all American families became homeless. People began to move away from their parents at an earlier age. Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: Young people in this era left home much earlier than their parents had. Whereas many had stayed near home in order to take over their parents’ land, newly opened lands in the West and the opportunities of factory work gave young people new options. The result was a major disruption in traditional family relationships that left many looking for meaning in reform and religious movements. Imagine that it is 1820, and you are the member of the Shaker religious movement. You are talking with a nonbeliever. Use the dropdown menus to complete the conversation. YOU: Come! Confess your sins! Attend the revival with the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Coming! Secure your salvation while there’s still time! NONBELIEVER: I’m not sure that kind of thing is for me. I’ve heard that everyone in your group abstains from sex . Is there any truth to that?