USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The difference between the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment was
A
The Great Awakening stressed religious emotion and the Enlightenment emphasized reason and science as a path to knowledge
B
The Enligthenment stressed religious emotion and the Great Awakening emphasized reason and science as a path to knowledge
C
The Great Awakening led to the American Revolution and the Enlightenment did not
D
The Enlightenment led to the American Revolution and the Great Awakening did not
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The eighteenth century saw a host of social, religious, and intellectual changes across the British Empire. While the Great Awakening emphasized vigorously emotional religiosity, the Enlightenment promoted the power of reason and scientific observation. Both movements had lasting impacts on the colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following would best describe the difference between the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening? One was based on reason, and the other was based on religious faith.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Enlightenment and Great Awakening period were different from each other but in similarities they both challenged the way society thoughts of situations in life. They both had a big impact leading towards the American Revolution and how the colonist were thinking differently from before.

Detailed explanation-4: -The First Great Awakening was a period when spirituality and religious devotion were revived. This feeling swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and 1770s. The revival of Protestant beliefs was part of a much broader movement that was taking place in England, Scotland, and Germany at that time.

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