1. The Great Awakening!!

2. Essential Question
Did the Great Awakening contribute to the colonists’ desire to declare their independence from England? Explain.

3. Crash Course – The Great Awakening

4. The Great Awakening Religious revival ,1730s-1740s
Starts in Massachusetts, Jonathan Edwards
Reaffirmed need to be dependent on God and not just do good works
Reignited church membership – baptism
Evangelical style, George Whitefield  huge crowds gathered to hear his oration
Old lights vs. new lights – opposing views of new style
Effects – greater focus on emotive spirituality, more denominations, new members and missionaries, new colleges, unified people of all walks of life, many question authority of orthodox institutions

5. Notes on the Great Awakening
God, the creator, was open to all who made an appeal to Him.
A person could make an emotional appeal and gain salvation through the Divine Grace of God.
Many groups believed an organized Church was not needed.
Education was needed for life skills; a trained ministry was not required by all new Churches.
Some churches began a more democratic Church organization that had carryovers into politics.
The conversion of all individuals to Christianity would improve society.

6. Activity Read through Doc 1
Any vocab questions? (licentiousness, lewd, and frolicking)
In your team discuss what does this all mean???
Pay special attention to later part about the behavior of the youth
How has youth behavior changed?
How has Arminianism changed things in terms of beliefs and religion in the colonies?
Read Doc 2
Did the Great Awakening contribute to the colonists’ desire to declare their independence from England? Explain.