The Great Awakening

• What is the Great Awakening?


  A religious revival in the colonies.
• What are the causes of The Great Awakening?


  The idea from the ENLIGHTENMENT MOVEMENT
• What are the causes of The Great Awakening?


  Lower church attendance and religious complacency.
• What are the effects of The Great Awakening?


  Inspired RELIGIOUS FREEDOM and the formation of NEW COLONIES.
• What are the effects of The Great Awakening?


  UNITED the colonies for the 1st time.
• What are the effects of The Great Awakening?

  Set a standard : It's OKAY to QUESTION AUTHORITY!
• What are the effects of The Great Awakening?


  Helped spread REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS and exited colonists!
• What is the Enlightenment of The Great Awakening?


  An intellectual movement with a focus on REASON & LOGIC.
• What is the Enlightenment of The Great Awakening? (fact)

  Started in EUROPE and made its way to the colonies
• Why did the Enlightenment movement start?


  There were advancements in SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY.
• Why did the Enlightenment movement start? (fact)

  People were TURNING TO SCIENCE FOR ANSWERS instead of kings and priests.
• What were the effects of the Enlightenment movement?

  Colonists began to QUESTION whether the British government PROTECTED their natural RIGHTS and FREEDOMS.