The Great Awakening

(1730’s)Unit 4, Lesson 4

By: Mr. Casey

Agenda

vocabulary

The great awakening

preacher

(noun) a person who gives speeches about religious subjects

revival

(noun) a series of meetings; many times religious

revival

The First Great Awakening

*A period in colonial history when people began questioning their religious leaders and looking to preachers for a new kind of faith.

The Great Awakening

IN THE PAST, PREACHERS READ RIGHT FROM THE BIBLE AND WERE ON A

DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN THEIR PARISHIONERS -THE GREAT

AWAKENING CHANGED THAT

Remember those mean Puritan leaders that kicked out Roger Williams

and Anne Hutchinson?

The Great Awakening

- Preachers begin traveling throughout the colonies holding revivals

- The revivals would draw people from all different religions and economic groups together

- These new preachers believed that everyone should be able have an emotional relationship with god, NOT JUST CHURCH LEADERS!

Leaders of the great awakening

JONATHAN EDWARDS

I BELIEVE THAT MAN I BELIEVE THAT MAN SHOULD HAVE A SHOULD HAVE A

RELATIONSHIP WITH RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND BE GOD AND BE

COMMITTED TO A LIFE COMMITTED TO A LIFE FOR GOD. MAN IS FOR GOD. MAN IS

FLAWED BUT CAN BE FLAWED BUT CAN BE SAVED.SAVED.

P.S I ALSO BELIEVE IN P.S I ALSO BELIEVE IN WOMENWOMEN’’S RIGHTS!S RIGHTS!

Leaders of the great awakening

GEORGE WHITEFIELD

THERE SHOULDNTHERE SHOULDN’’T BE T BE WALLS BETWEEN A WALLS BETWEEN A

CONGREGATION AND CONGREGATION AND ITS PEOPLE. PEOPLE ITS PEOPLE. PEOPLE

SHOULD BE ALLOWED SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO QUESTION TO QUESTION AUTHORITY!AUTHORITY!

...UNFORTUNATELY, I ...UNFORTUNATELY, I AM STILL PROSLAVERY!AM STILL PROSLAVERY!

The Great AwakeningTHE GREAT AWAKENING:

1. INCREASES INTEREST IN RELIGION AND DEDICATION TO RELIGION2. TEACHES PEOPLE TO QUESTION AUTHORITY {REVOLUTION!}3. CREATES MORE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES4.CREATES NEW RELIGIONS (METHODISTS, BAPTISTS)5. SPREADS RELIGION TO THE SLAVE POPULATION6. SPREADS RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE