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What was the great awakening?
Powerful religious revival that swept
through the colonies in the 1720s
Jonathan Edwards
Cau
ses
• The religious fervor that caused colonists to leave England for the chance of freedom of religion in the New World had died out
• Preachers, like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, see a for a religious revival focused on beliefs, rather than going through the motions of church
• People begin to become more aware of the importance of religion in their lives
• Revival sweeps through colonies in 1720
Eff
ects
• New religious groups form: Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians
• Belief that “all people are equal in the eyes of God” becomes more accepted
• Was a “National” event: first major event all 13 colonies could share
• American colonists become more willing to challenge the authority of the British government before the Revolution