THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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The Enlightenment
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The Great Awakening
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s . The movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown stale.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Awakening saw the rise of several Protestant denominations, including Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists-who emphasized adult baptism of converted Christians rather than infant baptism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Awakening stemmed the tide of Enlightenment rationalism among a great many people in the colonies. One of its results was division within denominations, for some members supported the revival and others rejected it.