THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To serve as missionary to the nearby Indians
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To be a pastor
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To be a missionary
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1751 Edwards became pastor of the frontier church at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and missionary to the Native Americans there.
Detailed explanation-2: -Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening and oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. His theological work gave rise to a distinct school of theology known as New England theology.
Detailed explanation-3: -People & Ideas: Jonathan Edwards Edwards hoped his sermon would wake up the faithful and remind them of the terrible fate that awaited them if they failed to confess their sins and to seek God’s mercy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following his dismissal from the Northampton congregation in 1750 over the issue of Communion and church membership, Edwards accepted a call to a Native American mission in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1758.