PPT-Lesson 5.1: The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment

Today we will explain how the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment caused revolutionary feelings to grow in the colonies Vocabulary explain give reasons for denomination specific religious group . Over time…. Several generations had passed…. Over time many of the colonists had slid away from their traditional Christian roots.. Revival. 1730s – 1740s several prominent preachers come onto the scene… George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards.. Spreading the Word . American churches in some colonies had official state churches . Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia . some churches were decentralized and . The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. Late 1600s-1700s: An intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment began in Europe. Later a religious movement known as the Great Awakening started in the Colonies . First part of . 1700’s. The Great Awakening was a spiritual renewal that swept the American Colonies, particularly New England, during the first half of the 18th Century.  It began in England before catching fire across the Atlantic.  . “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. Rev. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). The Great Awakening. What historians call "the first Great Awakening" can best be described as a revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.. VS. Two broad sets of ideas largely determined . the worldview . in 18th century America prior to the American Revolution.  While it is true that the Enlightenment more thoroughly influenced the Colonial elite, and the Great Awakening was most influential amongst common people, both found their nexus in America. What was the Great Awakening?. Religious revival movement.. Evangelicalism-- “new birth” is the ultimate religious experience.. Followers accept that they are sinners and ask for salvation.. Before the Great Awakening. What was the Great Awakening?. Religious revival movement. Evangelicism – “new birth” considered the ultimate religious experience. Followers accepted that they were sinners and asked for salvation. A religious revival movement that spread throughout the colonies from the 1720s-1740s. The Great Awakening. Origins . Enlightenment . rationalism. Enlightenment corrupted the Anglican Church. But Enlightenment did affect emphasis on the individual. and the . Enlightenment. How did the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment . . influence the colonists’ desire for independence?. Essential Question. . . . 1. Explain the colonial social ranks. (see page 136). AP US History. Second Great Awakening. CC #15 3:18 to 6:13. Event. Rebirth of religion in the early 1800s. Causes. Society wasn’t as religious in the Revolutionary Era so Americans returned to their religious roots. EQ: Why are current day Pop Stars most likely not members of The Illuminati?. Bellringer. # . 3/11/14. When you see these people what are the first five words that come to your mind?. Better Yet……. A Religious Awakening Chapter 4, Section 1 The Second Great Awakening The first Great Awakening had taken place in the early 1700s. The Second Great Awakening began in the 1800s and lasted half the century. . E: “What do you mean by the courageous soul?”. . R: “Courageous, ma foi! The brave soul. The soul that dares and defies.” . E: “Show me the letter and play for me the . Impromptu. . You see that I have persistence. Does that quality count for anything in art?”.