THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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100 to Boston Common
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50, 000 to Boston Common
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100 to Pylmouth
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50, 000 to Plymouth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Whitefield received widespread recognition during his ministry; he preached at least 18, 000 times to perhaps 10 million listeners in Great Britain and her American colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -George Whitefield, together with John Wesley and Charles Wesley, founded the Methodist movement. An Anglican evangelist and the leader of Calvinistic Methodists, he was the most popular preacher of the Evangelical Revival in Great Britain and the Great Awakening in America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Whitefield preached the core tenets of the gospel, those things which if denied, it would be impossible for one to be a Christian. Themes like the humanity of Christ, His death on the cross for sinners, His burial, and resurrection, and the call to believe upon Him by faith permeated his messages.
Detailed explanation-4: -People were so passionate about Whitefield’s sermon and the message that he was preaching, that they were willing to put others’ lives at risk just to hear him speak. Another significant sermon of Whitefield’s was in Dublin, Ireland.