The Great Awakening

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The Great Awakening

• A religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s

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Powerful Preachers

• Jonathan Edwards
• New England Preacher
• Wanted colonists to examine their lives
• Listen to the Bibles teachings

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Powerful Preachers Cont

• George Whitefield
• English minister
• Spread the movement like wildfire
• Charismatic speaker

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Impact of the Awakening

• Caused much debate.
• Many split from their old churches.
• People begin to question the church and
  authority.

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The Enlightenment

• Reason and scientific methods apply to society.

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The Enlightenment

• Try to discover the natural laws that govern
  human behavior.
• Spread among the better educated colonists.
• Ben Franklin
• Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton

• Explained the law of gravity.

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Benjamin Franklin

• Printer
• Writer
• Lightening rod
• Smokeless fireplace
• Bifocal glasses
• Fire company
• Pave streets
• Lending library

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Chain of Events from chapter 4, section 5