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The Influential Roles of Education and Religion in Early American Culture

Learn about the significant impact of education and religion on the development of early American culture, including colonial life and religious revival movements. Explore the roles of apprenticeships, household skills for girls, the Great Awakening, and influential preachers like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. Discover how these aspects shaped individuals' spiritual relationships and cultural beliefs in the colonial era.

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The Influential Roles of Education and Religion in Early American Culture

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  1. Essential Question What specific roles did education & religion play in the development of early American culture?

  2. Colonial Life & Religious Revival Chapter 5 Section 1 Pt I

  3. Life of the Young • American farming families were large • New England families often had 6-8 children • More children meant more farmhands • By age 6, boys were put to work daily • By age 13, a boy may leave home to become an apprentice • Apprentices learned a trade from an experienced craftsman • An apprenticeship usually lasted 4-7 years

  4. Quiz Question • At age 13, many boys in the colonies left home to become ___________? • Merchants • Apprentices • Soldiers • Preachers

  5. Life of the Young • Girls were rarely apprenticed • Girls were taught “household” skills by their mothers • Upper class girls were often sent to “dame schools” to learn: • Etiquette, Hostessing, etc.

  6. A Sweeping Cultural Movement • The Great Awakening was a religious movement that appealed to colonists’ faith and emotion • Preachers focused on the importance of inner spiritual emotion, rather than outward religious behavior • Many ministers traveled through the colonies and drew large crowds • This movement offered hope to the individual b/c: • Past transgressions would be forgiven • A new relationship w/ God would be forged

  7. Preachers • Two preachers stood out amongst the rest b/c of their passion, charisma, and message • Jonathon Edwards • New England preacher & writer known for his fiery sermons like “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” • George Whitefield • Colonial preacher largely responsible for establishing the Methodist church in the South

  8. The Message • The major message being passed on by these ministers the need to have a personal & spiritual relationship w/ God • This personal/spiritual relationship would begin with a sudden conversion • This is the basic doctrine of Evangelicalism (i.e. “Born Again”) • So, the conversion people experienced was called a “rebirth” or “awakening”

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