One reason women took charge of religious and charitable enterprises during and after the Second Great Awakening was because...

   

• their husbands ordered them to do so. 
• they were excluded from other public roles. 
• they had more talent for church administration than men. 
• they were naturally more pious and spiritual than men. 

ANSWER: One reason women took charge of religious and charitable enterprises during and after the Second Great Awakening was because they were excluded from other public roles.