THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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An English philosopher and political thinker:inspired Thomas Jefferson
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A businessman, writer, inventor, and scientist of the Enlightenment.
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A Preacher of the Great Awakening:emphasized helping others and good samaritanism.
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A Preacher of the Great Awakening:emphasized spiritual rebirth
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Whitefield (1714-1770) was an ordained Anglican cleric, itinerant evangelist, and prominent leader of early Methodism, evangelical Protestantism, and the First Great Awakening. In addition, he was a major influence on the American colonists prior to the Revolutionary War.
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: -George Whitefield, a minister from Britain, had a significant impact during the Great Awakening. Whitefield toured the colonies up and down the Atlantic coast, preaching his message. In one year, Whitefield covered 5, 000 miles in America and preached more than 350 times.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jonathan Edwards was the great academician and apologist of the Great Awakening. A Congregational pastor at Northampton, Massachusetts, he preached justification by faith alone with remarkable effectiveness.
Detailed explanation-5: -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. Whitefield could enthrall large audiences through a potent combination of drama, religious rhetoric, and patriotism.