1. Topic: How did Religious and Intellectual trends change the colonies in the 1700s?

2. Religion in the Colonies
74% belong to an official religion
Relative freedom of worship
Anglican Church dominates NY and Southern Colonies
Congregational Church: New England
Increasing involvement in political issues
Fear of British religious control (Bishop of America)

3. The Great Awakening 1730s-1740s
A response to challenges to Puritan orthodoxy
Revivalism
Jonathan Edwards
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
George Whitefield
Emotional oratory
“Old” vs. “New Lights”
Mass religious movement

4. Colonial Intellectual Pursuits
Traditional elementary schools
Southern Education
Several Colleges
From religious training to secular education
U Penn
Dominance of European Arts
Charles Peale, John Copley
Franklin: Poor Richard’s Almanac
The Press: The Zenger Case
Freedom of press

5. Art by Charles Wilson Peale

6. Art by: John Copley (1768)

7. Conclusion
What do you think was the single most important intellectual trend that occurred in the early 1700s? Defend your answer in 3-4 sentences.