1. Warm Up
 During the Industrial Revolution, church
membership rapid declined. Why do you
think this happened?

2. T he Impact of the
Industrial
Revolution
“How mills brought religion &Texas”

3. Religion
 Why do we have religion?
 Pre – Industrial Revolution Religion
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Calvinism – Predestination
“Much like Jefferson’s America”
Doesn’t work with Industrial Revolution
(outdated)

4. Partner Activity
 If you were the CEO of the church today,
how would you try to increase
membership?

5. Second Great
Awakening
 1790’s - rejects “predestination”
 Move to “Individual Responsibility”
(Like FHS student Handbook?)
Democratic God – even you can be saved

6. Evangelism
 Define?
 Revivalism?
 What are they selling?

7. Charles Grandison
Finney
 Top Salesman – 29yrs old
 “Burned over District”
Membership
1800 – 1/15
1850 – 1/6

8. Mexico’s Native
Problem
 1821 – Independence from Spain
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Problem – the natives
Spanish Mission System
(the Alamo)

9. The Solution
 Stephen F. Austin
 – World’s
Greatest Real
Estate Agent
 1821 arrives and
sets up shop
 1825 – 297 land
grants given out

10. The deal
 177 acres farmland, 4,428 acres grazing
 10 years – NO TAXES

11. Steve’s Rules
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NO DRINKIN’
NO GAMBLIN’
NO SWEARIN’
BUT PLENTY OF WORKIN’
 Who did this attract? Why was this
smart?

12. How is the settlement of
Texas connected to the
Industrial Revolution?
 Southern
Economy –
focus on Cotton
 Need more land
 Limited by
Missouri
Compromise

13. What to watch for
Mexico did not allow slavery, but the Americans brought
their slaves
To be continued….