The Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening

Path to the American Path to the American RevolutionRevolution

The Colonies had little in CommonThe Colonies had little in Common

Formed differently Formed differently due to geography, due to geography, exploration and exploration and settlementsettlement

Few roads in the Few roads in the coloniescolonies

England constantly at England constantly at war with France and war with France and thus let the colonies thus let the colonies develop by develop by themselvesthemselves

What kind of corruption What kind of corruption by government leaders by government leaders

will tend to corrupt will tend to corrupt society as a whole?society as a whole?

Beyond terrorism, are Beyond terrorism, are their internal threats to their internal threats to

our society that could, in our society that could, in the future, bring our the future, bring our

country down?country down?

CorruptionCorruption

1.1. Corrupt British officialsCorrupt British officials2.2. Colonial governor had a lot of powerColonial governor had a lot of power3.3. Colonial offices were sold for bribes or to Colonial offices were sold for bribes or to

reward incompetent men who were down reward incompetent men who were down on their luckon their luck

4.4. Shallow belief in God, especially within Shallow belief in God, especially within the Church of England. Anglican the Church of England. Anglican ministers were often appointed as a perk ministers were often appointed as a perk of the governor.of the governor.

Edward Hyde, the Lord CornburyEdward Hyde, the Lord Cornbury

Appointed governor of Appointed governor of New York in 1700New York in 1700

Owed large gambling Owed large gambling debtsdebts

Dressed up as Queen Dressed up as Queen Anne when drunkAnne when drunk

Embezzled money Embezzled money meant for defense of meant for defense of colonycolony

Recalled in 1709Recalled in 1709

RevivalRevival

A reawakening of A reawakening of interest in religion interest in religion after a period of after a period of decline.decline.

Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards

A 1741 sermon A 1741 sermon helped increase the helped increase the revival known as the revival known as the Great Awakening.Great Awakening.

The sermon is known The sermon is known as “Sinners in the as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Hands of an Angry God.”God.”

George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield

Anglican priest Anglican priest He had a very He had a very

powerful voice.powerful voice. His 1739-1741 His 1739-1741

preaching tour of the preaching tour of the colonies spread the colonies spread the Great Awakening.Great Awakening.

He was extremely He was extremely popular. popular.

Outdoor PreachingOutdoor Preaching

He didn’t care what church a He didn’t care what church a Christian went to as long as he was a Christian went to as long as he was a Christian.Christian.

Due to this, he was not allowed to Due to this, he was not allowed to speak in many Anglican churches.speak in many Anglican churches.

He began to speak outside in fields.He began to speak outside in fields.

Whitefield Preaching to a Horse Whitefield Preaching to a Horse Racing CrowdRacing Crowd

There were many who opposed There were many who opposed Whitefield’s preachingWhitefield’s preaching

Hogarth’s view of Whitefield’s Hogarth’s view of Whitefield’s preachingpreaching

Some suspected Some suspected Whitefield was Whitefield was preaching for the preaching for the money but money but Benjamin Benjamin Franklin said it Franklin said it was not truewas not true

Impact of the Great AwakeningImpact of the Great Awakening

It was a It was a shared shared experience experience that helped that helped begin to bring begin to bring the colonies the colonies together.together.

It weakened the It weakened the Church of England’s Church of England’s power in America.power in America.

It helped It helped different different religious religious viewpoints viewpoints to be to be tolerated in tolerated in America.America.

EducationEducation

It led to the It led to the emergence of emergence of many schools many schools and colleges and colleges such as such as Princeton, Princeton, Rutgers and Rutgers and Brown Brown UniversitiesUniversities

Literacy Literacy became so became so common that common that by the time of by the time of the Revolution, the Revolution, 95% of 95% of Americans Americans could read and could read and write.write.

Opposition to CorruptionOpposition to Corruption

Over time, American Over time, American preachers began to preachers began to preach against the moral preach against the moral problems of English problems of English leaders.leaders.

It was a small step It was a small step from leaving a corrupt from leaving a corrupt church to leaving a church to leaving a corrupt nation. The corrupt nation. The preachers would be preachers would be the first to call for the first to call for Revolution a Revolution a generation later.generation later.

Peter Muhlenberg >>Peter Muhlenberg >>

There would have There would have been no American been no American Revolution without Revolution without

the Great Awakening.the Great Awakening.

Homework AssignmentHomework Assignment

Do a double Bar Do a double Bar graph on the graph on the

increase in churches increase in churches from 1700 to 1780from 1700 to 1780

LutheranLutheran 17001700 77 17801780 240240

PresbyterianPresbyterian 17001700 2828 17801780 495495

German ReformedGerman Reformed 17001700 00 17801780 201201

Dutch ReformedDutch Reformed 17001700 2626 17801780 127127

Roman CatholicRoman Catholic 17001700 2222 17801780 5656

BaptistBaptist 17001700 3333 17801780 457457

CongregationalCongregational 17001700 146146 17801780 749749

Church of EnglandChurch of England (Anglican)(Anglican) 17001700 11111117801780 406406