century and 19th century time period and consisted of a variety of reform movements mostly coming from the North such as women’s rights and the abolition of slavery.These grassroots movements were strongly influenced by the Second Great Awakening‚the transformation of the American economy‚ industrialization and urbanization because they all changed the way society worked. These two movements tied many women together because they were involved in early abolition and also became leaders in the women’s rights
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During the Great Awakening‚ New England colonies –experimented-- a period of spiritual renewal that involved rigorous‚ emotional prayer and vehement sermons. The purpose of this religious revival was to inspire people to attend to Church and to accentuate the corruption of human beings along with the urgency for immediate contrition. It is of our knowledge that Edwards grew up in an atmosphere composed of Puritan piety and teachings‚ therefore he was a liege believer in good and evil. According to
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historians would define “The First Great Awakening” as the regeneration of religion and religious piety that rose through the colonies of America in the 1700s. The revitalization was much bigger then just religion it could be considered a broad movement. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean an evangelical upsurge was taking place. In protestant cultures during the middle decades of the eighteenth century a new faith began to grow that would encounter the age of enlightenment it confirmed the correctness
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Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment was an astonishing movement of philosophers in the 18th century who shared and opposed each other’s ideas‚ reasons‚ questions‚ and concerns about several different beliefs such as religious tolerance‚ deism (God)‚ government‚ society‚ and knowledge. The goal of all Enlightenment thinkers was social reform. Some of the philosophers mentioned in the following paragraphs had similar ideas to one another‚ yet others had completely different thoughts on those same
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The age of enlightenment was revolutionary for its time. Enlightenment was a period of time when people began to question their government and church. It allowed people to get out of the old ways and see the future. There were several philosophers who sparked and added to the age of enlightenment. One philosopher that helped bring new ideas to enlightenment was john Locke; he believed that man was good and born with natural rights. Another philosopher during the age of enlightenment was Baron de
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History – The First and Second Great Awakenings had several things in common. They were both religious revival movements that was cause by a desire for liberalism in religion. They both appealed to human emotions to create change‚ played roles in expanding women membership in the church‚ developing new religious denominations‚ and addressing social issue such as racism and slavery. The end of World War II also put an end the era of colonialism. There were many new nations popping up that wanted to
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History The Enlightenment: 1700-1789 Chapter Overview European politics‚ philosophy‚ science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the "long 18th century" as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason‚ or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain‚ in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment produced numerous
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####### #### Professor AMH2010 20 November 2013 The First Great Awakening versus the Second Great Awakening When trying to define the great awakening‚ one would say it’s a period of time that consisted of numerous religious revivals that took place in American colonies during the 18th and 19th century. A revival is an upturn in the state or strength of something. However‚ when talking about the great awakening a revival is used in a spiritual context because it means an escalation in spiritual
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The Age of Enlightenment & French/American Revolutions Enlightenment: * A philosophical movement in the 18th century characterized by the belief in the power of human reason and in the critical use of the intellect to reform society in accordance with rational principles. (Reason over tradition) William Blake * William Blake was a poet of the Romanticism movement concerned with the state of society. He challenged society and the prevailing modes of thought with his own unique and
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Robert D. Rossel’s “The Great Awakening; An historical analysis” categorized the Awakening as a social change. That the Great Awakening changed the religious‚ economic‚ and political movements through social change. The revival was made possible by the new institutional and ideological beliefs allowing for the establishment of the religious movement and the impact it had on the political and economic change. He believes that the Great Awakening was caused by the strain in New England causing for
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