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2.  Puritanism dominant early in New England, but other Protestant churches start to form  The Anglican Church is rooted in the South  Catholics and Jews are few, but distrusted  Some religious leaders are concerned with the decline in piety and religion

3.  First mass social movement in American History (religious revival)  More religious focus, excitement, seriousness, and fear  challenged pre-destination

4.  Famous preacher of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”  Most famous and influential preacher of the Great Awakening (also very scary)

5.  Famous open air preacher of the revival- spoke to crowds as high as 30,000  Preached about the religious power of the common man

6.  Split Denominations and created competitiveness among churches  Brought religion to those who had lost it  New Lights v. Old Lights  Converted many women, gave women more power  Encouraged missionary work with slaves and native americans.

7.  Helped establish the revolutionary mindset and the willingness to challenge authority  Led to the creation of new light colleges: Dartmouth, Brown, Rutgers, College of New Jersey (Princeton), King’s College (Columbia), Brown

8.  Movement that focused on Reason and Science as the means to achieve progress and improve society  Enlightenment also worked to undermine and challenge traditional authority  Science and Reason could compete with religion and faith, but not always

9.  His enlightenment ideas were very important in challenging British authority  The right to rebel and the contract theory of government

10.  A great American thinker of The Enlightenment

11.  More focus on Education  Technological and medical advancements in America  Contributed to important principles in our founding documents (Declaration, Constitution)

12.  They help to create the attitude necessary for the Revolution  Challenging Authority  Help the colonists to create their own unique societies and character