The Great Awakening (US History)

__________ was the leader of the New Lights.

Gilbert Tennant

Gilbert Tennent

Gilbert was one of the leaders of the Great Awakening of religious feeling in Colonial America, his sermons attacked traditionalists.

Revivals

Public church gatherings at which ministers preach to a large number of people

How did revivals give people the chance to rededicate themselves to religion?

Revivals were an emotionally charged event. This was a chance for people to hear the new ideals of religion. It offered salvation for some as well as sermons that rededicated people to religion.

About how many tons of goods were imported from Great Britain in 1754?

2,500 tons

Great Awakening

A Christian movement that became widespread in the American colonies in the 1730's and 1740s.

The Great Awakening's emphasis on spiritual equality appealed especially to

African Americans

During the Great Awakening, who were considered "sinners"?

All people

What was improved in the colonies because of the Great Awakening?

Communciations

Why did the church break into two sections?

During the great Awakening, new ideas were being preached. It was about equalization and that you could not pay away your sins. It also promoted equalization. This was not an idea that many wealthy people embraced. Therefore the church split into a group that did not like the new ideals and a group that embraced the new ideals.

What was the preaching style of Johnathan Edwards?

He invoked fear into people. He discussed frightening images that were meant to be disturbing and to scare people into following the religious guidelines. His famous sermon Sinners in the Hands of God compared what God would do to sinners to that of how a man can hold an insect over fire.

George Whitefield

He was famous for his preaching in America which was a significant part of the Great Awakening movement of Christian revivals.

One of the most popular ministers of the Great Awakening

Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards was a pastor of the Congregational Church in Northampton, Massachusetts. One of the most important leaders of the Great Awakening.

As a result of the Great Awakening, the congregations of some established churches in the colonies divided into

Old Lights and New Lights

What two issues were discussed more often during the Great Awakening because of the idea that all people were equal?

Political and Religious Issues

How did Gilbert Tennent's leadership affect the Presbyterian Church?

Presbyterian minister Tennent, a leader of the New Lights, attacked the traditionalists. As a result, the Presbyterian Church split into two groups. The "Old Side" opposed the Great Awakening and the "New Side" followed Tennent's teachings.

From which region or nation did New York receive the greatest amount of imports in 1754?

The Caribbean

Why was the Great Awakening a springboard to colonial unrest?

The Great Awakening promoted equalization for all. The colonists believed that they should be held in the same light as British citizens who lived in Britain. The colonists were upset by the unfair treatment they received from the monarchy and other wealthy British citizen.

Why was the Great Awakening a social equalizer?

The Great Awakening was a social equalizer because it allowed all people to have the chance for salvation. For one of the first times, anyone could be saved. No matter financial status or social status, in the church's eyes everyone is equal.

What was the belief held by the church during the Great Awakening?

The church believed that all people are sinners. The belief was that all people were damned unless they fulfilled three requirements. The first was to confess to all sins. The second was to accept God's grace and forgiveness. Finally you must fully accept the responsibility of your sins and feel completely remorseful, also known as contrition.

The purpose of revivals was to revive an excitement for religion through emotional and inspiring sermons.

True

The Great Awakening encouraged colonial communication between colonies when

ministers from different colonies began moving about and exchanging ideas.

Itinerant preachers were important to frontier settlers because

there were few established churches on the frontier.