THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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breaking ties with England.
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keeping their English citizenship.
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siding with France against England.
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strengthening their ties with Canada.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both movements began in Europe, but they advocated very different ideas: the Great Awakening promoted a fervent, emotional religiosity, while the Enlightenment encouraged the pursuit of reason in all things. On both sides of the Atlantic, British subjects grappled with these new ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both the Enlightenment and the Great awakening caused the colonists to alter their views about government, the role of government, as well as society at large which ultimately and collectively helped to motivate the colonists to revolt against England.
Detailed explanation-3: -First Great Awakening In the 1700s, a European philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason, was making its way across the Atlantic Ocean to the American colonies. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized a scientific and logical view of the world, while downplaying religion.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was during the mid-eighteenth century that the Great Awakening captivated the imaginations and hearts of the public in both the American colonies and England. But the Awakening was not just a religious movement; it also reflected the ideas of freedom and tolerance championed by enlightened philosophers.