Ms.

Nicoll History Unit 1

Name: Adam Pearlman

Date: 9/1/17

Class: 8th Grade - US History

Main Idea: Describe the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the
Great Awakening and the development of revolutionary fervor.

Topic Student Notes

Preachers traveled through the 13 colonies spreading

their message to colonists in the 1730s.
The Great
Guys like jonathan edward and george whitefield
Awakening - Morals
wanted to inspire people to go to church again.

Talked about god seeing everyone as equal.

Started among presbyterians in pennsylvania and New

Jersey.

It was a reaction against the formality of the established

congregational churches.

It led to the founding of a number of academies and

colleges

The Great It was the first common experience shared by large

Awakening - numbers of americans and fostered the development of
Political Ideas the american identity.

The movement also led to a fissure within the american

protestantism between traditionalists who insisted on
ritual and doctrine and the new revivalists who stresses
intensely passionate commitment to religion.

People started reading the bible at home

Individualism in religion

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Idea that all men can be saved and that the value of a
person is in their morals challenged social hierarchy.

Revolutionary
Fervor

Main Idea: Two social and political movements led to

colonial want for independence.
“New World”
Revolutionary Ideas My it matters now: Political and social movements still
influence American society.

1. The idea of Independent thinking led to the

american revolution.
How do the ideals of
2. Equality led to revolutionary ideas
the Great
Awakening and the
3. The enlightenment allowed people to have broader
American
ideas. Enlightenment=Science
Revolution relate to
each other?
4. The idea was that people could be anything that they
wanted

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