1. THE GREAT AWAKENING

2. TOPICS:
DEFINITION
CONDITIONS THAT MADE THE COLONIES RIPE FOR IT
HOW IT GOT STARTED
FAMOUS PEOPLE
EFFECTS ON THE COLONIES
IMPORTANCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
CONSEQUENCES

3. DEFINITION:
THE GREAT AWAKENING: a religious revival during Colonial times that kept religion important in America, and sparked ideas about democracy just before the Revolution occurred.

4. CONIDITIONS THAT MADE THE COLONIES RIPE FOR AWAKENING

5. CONDITIONS
THERE WAS A LOSS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH IN THE COLONIES DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS:

6. CONDITIONS

7. CONDITIONS
The Colonists thought religion was important, but

8. CONDITIONS The Colonists thought religion was important, but
Predestination made some people feel that going to church was pointless.

9. CONDITIONS The Colonists thought religion was important, but
Predestination made some people feel that going to church was pointless.

10. CONDITIONS The Colonists thought religion was important, but
Predestination made some people feel that going to church was pointless.
People out on the frontier lived far away from established churches.

11. CONDITIONS The Colonists thought religion was important, but
Predestination made some people feel that going to church was pointless.
People out on the frontier lived far away from established churches.

12. CONDITIONS The Colonists thought religion was important, but
Predestination made some people feel that going to church was pointless.
People out on the frontier lived far away from established churches.
Enlightenment philosophy emphasized natural & rational religion, rather than Christianity.

13. CONDITIONS The Colonists thought religion was important, but
Predestination made some people feel that going to church was pointless.
People out on the frontier lived far away from established churches.
Enlightenment philosophy emphasized natural & rational religion, rather than Christianity.

14. CONDITIONS

15. HOW DID THE GREAT AWAKENING GET STARTED?

16. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS

17. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS

18. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,”

19. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,”

20. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life.

21. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life.

22. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church.

23. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church.

24. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts,

25. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts,

26. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts, then was hired to become president of Princeton University in New Jersey.

27. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts, then was hired to become president of Princeton University in New Jersey.

28. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts, then was hired to become president of Princeton University in New Jersey. Six weeks afterwards he volunteered as a guinea pig for a smallpox vaccination,

29. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts, then was hired to become president of Princeton University in New Jersey. Six weeks afterwards he volunteered as a guinea pig for a smallpox vaccination, and died.

30. HOW IT STARTED
JONATHAN EDWARDS ( ): Famous preacher, known for the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which caused his congregation to scream, moan, and desire a deeper religious life. Edwards became so strict that he was later kicked out of his church. He became a missionary to the Hausatonic tribe in Massachusetts, then was hired to become president of Princeton University in New Jersey. Six weeks afterwards he volunteered as a guinea pig for a smallpox vaccination, and died. He is still famous today.

31. HOW IT STARTED
EDWARDS’ sermons inspired other preachers to reawaken their churches too.

32. OTHER FAMOUS AWAKENING PEOPLE

33. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITEFIELD

34. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITEFIELD

35. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves.

36. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves.

37. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times.

38. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times.

39. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him.

40. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him.

41. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him. Phyllis Wheatley wrote a poem about him after his death.

42. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him. Phyllis Wheatley wrote a poem about him after his death.

43. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him. Phyllis Wheatley wrote a poem about him after his death. Whitefield was one of the founders of the Methodist church as well as the Evangelical movement in America.

44. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him. Phyllis Wheatley wrote a poem about him after his death. Whitefield was one of the founders of the Methodist church as well as the Evangelical movement in America.

45. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
GEORGE WHITFIELD ( ): Revivalist preacher known for his booming voice, crossed eye, charisma, outdoor sermons, emotional responses, and preaching to slaves. Born in Britain, he visited America seven times. Ben Franklin was a lifelong fan of his, though he never converted him. Phyllis Wheatley wrote a poem about him after his death. Whitefield was one of the founders of the Methodist church as well as the Evangelical movement in America. He supported slavery, but insisted on treating slaves well.

46. Ben Franklin said that after George Whitefield was around, a
“….wonderful...change [was] soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seem'd as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk thro' the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street."

47. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE

48. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith.

49. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith.

50. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith. He joined George Whitefield in Georgia only for a while, but became famous anyway.

51. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith. He joined George Whitefield in Georgia only for a while, but became famous anyway.

52. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith. He joined George Whitefield in Georgia only for a while, but became famous anyway. Along with Whitefield, he was a founder of Methodism, which was a strict and methodical practice of preaching to the poor, visiting prisons and comforting the sick.

53. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith. He joined George Whitefield in Georgia only for a while, but became famous anyway. Along with Whitefield, he was a founder of Methodism, which was a strict and methodical practice of preaching to the poor, visiting prisons and comforting the sick.

54. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith. He joined George Whitefield in Georgia only for a while, but became famous anyway. Along with Whitefield, he was a founder of Methodism, which was a strict and methodical practice of preaching to the poor, visiting prisons and comforting the sick. About 20 American universities and colleges are named after Wesley today.

55. OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE
JOHN WESLEY ( ): British outdoor preacher who was deeply concerned about reaching ordinary people to inspire their personal faith. He joined George Whitefield in Georgia only for a while, but became famous anyway. Along with Whitefield, he was a founder of Methodism, which was a strict and methodical practice of preaching to the poor, visiting prisons and comforting the sick. About 20 American universities and colleges are named after Wesley today.

56. THE EFFECTS OF THE AWAKENING ON THE COLONIES

57. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.

58. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.

59. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.

60. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.

61. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.

62. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.

63. THE EFFECTS
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.
4. People from every colony heard the same preachers and had the same experience.

64. IMPORTANCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY

65. IMPORTANCE

66. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
What effect will that have on the class system?

67. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
What effect will that have on the class system?
Break down class distinctions

68. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
What effect will that have on the class system?
How will that change people’s attitude toward leadership?

69. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
What effect will that have on the class system?
How will that change people’s attitude toward leadership?
Authority will not be taken as seriously

70. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.
What effect will that have on the class system?
How will that change people’s attitude toward leadership?
How will individual colonists feel about themselves?

71. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.
What effect will that have on the class system?
How will that change people’s attitude toward leadership?
How will individual colonists feel about themselves?
They will feel important and equal to everyone else

72. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.
4. People from every colony heard the same preachers and had the same experience.
What effect will that have on the class system?
How will that change people’s attitude toward leadership?
How will individual colonists feel about themselves?
What effect will that have on the colonies in general?

73. IMPORTANCE
1. The outdoor preaching brought rich and poor together for the same purpose.
2. The emotional sermons taught that personal faith was more important than learning from books and church leaders.
3. Whitefield and Wesley taught that anyone could have a personal relationship with Jesus, whether he was rich or poor, educated or ignorant.
4. People from every colony heard the same preachers and had the same experience.
What effect will that have on the class system?
How will that change people’s attitude toward leadership?
How will individual colonists feel about themselves?
What effect will that have on the colonies in general?
It will diminish regional differences and give them an identity as ‘American’

74. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening had significant religious consequences in America:

75. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening had significant religious consequences in America:
1. It kept religion alive in America at a time that it was fading in other places

76. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening had significant religious consequences in America:
1. It kept religion alive in America at a time that it was fading in other places
2. It caused many people to leave Puritanism and the Anglican church, and become Methodist or Baptist

77. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening also had major revolutionary consequences:

78. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening also had major revolutionary consequences:
1. It made individuals important

79. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening also had major revolutionary consequences:
1. It made individuals important
2. It promoted the idea of equality

80. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening also had major revolutionary consequences:
1. It made individuals important
2. It promoted the idea of equality
3. It broke down American respect
for the old British authorities

81. IMPORTANCE
The Great Awakening also had major revolutionary consequences:
1. It made individuals important
2. It promoted the idea of equality
3. It broke down American respect
for the old British authorities
4. It united the colonists in a common
experience, like the first internet

82. THE END