THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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Prompted Americans to debate political, societal, and religious questions/
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The idea of individualism
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Put forth the idea that there was equality-whether in the eyes of God or the eyes of Justice
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Just as the Enlightenment emphasized the rights and capabilities of the individual, the Great Awakening emphasized a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Although the Great Awakening was a reaction against the Enlightenment, it was also a long term cause of the Revolution. Before, ministers represented an upper class of sorts. Awakening ministers were not always ordained, breaking down respect for betters.