Great+Awakening

Summary-- In this section The Great Awakening it talked about this new religious movement that had gone through the colonies in the 1730’s & 1740’s. But before then in the early 1700’s revolutions happened & formed the Western World & this affect the life in American Colonies.. Jonathan Edwards of Massachusetts was one of the most important leaders. This brave man made sermons that told sinners to seek forgiveness and face there punishments. This drew religious & non religious people from all over to promote/give ideas that could affect the colony politically. Also some ministers from different colonies met and shared their ideas with one another; this represented an exchange between the colonies. Revivals also became a popular in the 1730’s as it was a place to talk about issues & introduce more democratic systems. Resource: United States History Beginings to 1877

Great Awakening Quiz.


 * 1) What is the Great Awakening?
 * 2) Who is Jonathan Edwards and why was he so important?
 * 3) Who did the Great Awakening draw?
 * 4) What represented one of the few exchanges between colonies?
 * 5) Did Revivals increase or decrease in popularity?
 * 6) In which decade did religious leaders start to hold Revivals?

Answer Key. 1. The Great Awakening is a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. 2. Jonathan Edwards was one of the most important leaders of the Great Awakening. He is important because his dramatic sermons told sinners to seek forgiveness for their sins or face punishment in Hell forever. 3. It drew people of different regions, classes, and races. 4. Ministers from different colonies met and shared ideas with eachother. 5. Revivals increased. 6. The religious leaders started to hold Revivals in the 1730s.

Referene: The United States History book. Pages 94-95.

Wonderful Words Great awakening: (Noun) A religious movement that swept throughout the colonies in the 1730s-1740s.

My definition: A change in religion throughout the 1730s-1740s

Sentence: During the great awakening there were lots of changes in religion

Enlightenment: (noun) the movement in 1700s that logic could improve society

My definition: People started to use logic in there society

During the enlightenment society greatly improved how smart people were.

Revolution (noun) a radical or persuasive change in society or social structure

My definition: A change in Society

During the 1700s there was a great revolution in the United States