The Great Awakening helped break down the barriers that kept social classes apart. The preachers insisted that there was a spiritual equality to all people no matter where they were from, or what class, race, and gender they were. All could participate in the direct expression of religion. People interpreted this thinking into the secular and that it could allow the free people among them to contest the hegemony of the wealthy ruling class of merchants and great planters. This gave people a common language and helped to mitigate the differences between ethnic groups. The cultures of early America were complex and by the mid 18th century class similarities among farmers and gentlemen pointed toward consolidated class cultures, but the differences persisted. These differences and the regional differences would effect American politics and eventually lead to civil war.
The Great Awakening was a period of time when Americans began to reconnect with religion and it created a sense of unity among Americans. It eventually led to ideas of the revolution and becoming independent.
natural rights come from god
natural rights come from god
a few decades prior to the war
Encouraging greater religious enthusiasm and political independence.
The Great Awakening was a period of time when Americans began to reconnect with religion and it created a sense of unity among Americans. It eventually led to ideas of the revolution and becoming independent.
What was and continues to be influenced by the beliefs of the Great Awakening
George Whitefield
The Great Awakening was a religious movement. It was important for the colonies because it influenced them.
by the revolution war
The Great Awakening (called by historians the "First Great Awakening") was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies
yes it did
The Seneca prophet that was directly influenced by the Second Great Awakening was the prophet Handsome Lake. He was an Iroquois religious leader who became obsessed with witch hunting.
The Great Awakening (called by historians the "First Great Awakening") was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies
United States politics
American revolutionists
natural rights come from god