THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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A Preacher of the Great Awakening:emphasized spiritual rebirth
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A Preacher of the Great Awakening:emphasized helping others and good samaritanism.
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A businessman, writer, inventor, and scientist of the Enlightenment.
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An English philosopher and political thinker:inspired Thomas Jefferson
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most historians consider Jonathan Edwards, a Northampton Anglican minister, one of the chief fathers of the Great Awakening. Edwards’ message centered on the idea that humans were sinners, God was an angry judge and individuals needed to ask for forgiveness. He also preached justification by faith alone.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two religious preachers of the Great Awakening, George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards inspired the masses. They argued for religious authorities not having control over the ordinary people.
Detailed explanation-3: -A leader of the first Great Awakening in colonial New England, and at that time a minister in Northampton, Massachusetts, Edwards sought to remind his listeners of the fiery punishment that awaited unbelievers, and to encourage them to follow the moral path he outlined.