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www.Apushreview.com. APUSH Review: The 1 st Great Awakening. Everything You Need To Know About The First Great Awakening To Succeed In APUSH. Definition Of The 1 st G.A. Religious Revival from the 1730s – 1770s Increase importance of Christianity Challenged traditional authority.
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APUSH Review: The 1st Great Awakening Everything You Need To Know About The First Great Awakening To Succeed In APUSH
Definition Of The 1st G.A. • Religious Revival from the 1730s – 1770s • Increase importance of Christianity • Challenged traditional authority
Jonathan Edwards Quote • What does this mean? • Why would he say this? “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering.”
Causes Of The 1st G.A. • The Enlightenment: • This was a movement AWAY from religion. Individuals were encouraged to make decisions based on reason and logic, rather than faith. • Less people were going to Church • Religious piety was waning • People were less “pure” and less religious
Effects Of The 1st G.A. • More branches of Christianity emerge – division between new and old ideas • Increase in religious diversity in Christianity • Helped unify colonists throughout all colonies
Key People From The 1st G.A. • Jonathan Edwards • Credited with starting the G.A. • Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God • George Whitefield: • Great Orator from England • Both focused on individual experience with God • Ministers not as important • Focus should be on reading Bible
Test Tips For The 1St G.A. • Know the difference between J.E. and G.W. • J.E. – started the Awakening, Sinners • G.W. – great orator • Denominations grew (new branches emerge) • Displayed emotionalism
“Old” vs. “New Lights” • “Old Lights” • Those that resisted emotionalism and the 1st G.A. • “New Lights” • Those that favored the Great Awakening and emotionalism • Princeton, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield
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