SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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It led to fewer fiery sermons by preachers and more quiet prayer at home since individual faith was emphasized.
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It led to the growth of more religious tolerance as many new churches developed.
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it weakened many colonists’ religious faith since the revival failed.
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It created a sense of unity and common identity among the colonies since it was a shared event.
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It caused more colonists to join the established churches of the time since new churches failed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The overall message was one of greater equality. So the First Great Awakening paved the way for independence and the Constitution. Speaking about spiritual equality encouraged colonists to think more about the need for democracy in both church and state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Awakening helped prepare the colonies for the American Revolution. Its ethos strengthened the appeal of the ideals of liberty, and its ministers and the members of the new evangelical faiths strongly supported the Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Divining America Advisors and Staff What historians call “the first Great Awakening” can best be described as a revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.