The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening brought with it the transitioning from old ideas about authority and religion towards individuality‚ and this was an important part of the process of freedom to come in the near future (Schultz‚ 2014). Moreover‚ prior to the Enlightenment and Great Awakening‚ the Western world believed that their rulers were more important than them‚ that a person could not change society‚ and that the life was a temporary stop between heaven or hell (Schultz‚ 2009). However
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The Great Awakening was one of the events that led up to the American Revolution. The Great Awakening was a religious revival swept through the British American colonies in the 1730’s. it starts with Jonathan Edwards who refused to convert to the church of England‚ and when George Whitefield‚ a minister from Britain‚ toured the American colonies shouting the word of god. George Whitefield converted slaves‚ even a Native American and many more to the church of England‚ which caused America to divided
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world around them. The Great Awakening was a movement created by the Protestants and its purpose was to reestablish religious faith. The Age of Enlightenment was a movement concerning intellectuals all around the world. It was the culmination of old traditions and the beginning of new ideas and approaches. These two major movements significantly affected the growth of colonial America because it inspired people to work as a unified group and gain independence. The Great Awakening took place during the
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How did the second great awakening change the US – for the better or worse or both‚ that influence it religiously‚ socially‚ politically‚ economically‚ intellectually and if so how? The number of conversions to Christianity were surprisingly high this led to the church becoming A major source of power in society.(political) Men women ages 15 to 30 were converted (social) Presbyterians Methodists and Baptists (religiously) By the 1820s that evangelism Had become the most powerful Force in America
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Abolitionism is a familiar expression that defines the journey that ended slavery and segregation between whites and African Americans beginning as early as the 1820s. The Abolitionist where very vocal about their opinions and spoke openly on freedom and agreed “all men were created equal”. In response‚ slave owners contradicted these opinions and rebelled. With this conflict came the American Civil War. In result of there being so many abolitionist‚ the first American abolition society was founded
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a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and the Grimke sisters). As America matured as a nation‚ slavery became a significant issue in American politics. Slavery became an issue‚ as more Americans joined reformers to end it. Over 100 anti-slavery societies were formed in the 1820’s. More African Americans and whites were publicly criticized slavery
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against slavery. Revivalism had given a powerful impact to abolitionism in the eighteenth century. As Protestants struggled to overcome the adversities of immense new challenges‚ the abolitionists’ crusade for immediate emancipation also took form. During the Great Revivals‚ people dreamed of a glorious era of a nation without liquor‚ prostitution‚ atheism‚ and popular politics. The effect of revivalism on the ministry was important to abolitionism because it had become a profession. Young people were
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THE COMPARISON OF THE FIRST AND SECOND GREAT AWAKENING Comparison of the First and Second Great Awakening There are many factors that triggered the religious revivals known as the Great Awakenings. These awakenings encouraged citizens to partake in religious ceremonies and activities. Some agreed and joined the bandwagon‚ some refused. The awakenings had aspects that resulted in great long term benefits in government‚ education‚ and society. During the 1730s
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The society’s intention was to destroy as much of the Transatlantic Slave Trade as they could by no longer making Great Britain a part of the trade. The committee consisted of twelve members‚ nine of which were Quakers. Fox‚ along with political figures such as John Wesley‚ Josiah Wedgwood‚ James Ramsay‚ and William Smith‚ gave their support to the group. Clarkson
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this “inhumane” practice was becoming increasingly powerful. Yet‚ the North’s crusade to end slavery had no banner‚ no rallying point‚ or no kindling with which to fuel this burning desire. The North needed someone to rally behind‚ and John Brown became
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