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How did the colonists begin to develop an identity
during this time?
What impact did religion have on the colonies?
Why did slavery develop in the British colonies?
How did Africans resist their conditions?
Spread of Protestant
Evangelicalism George
Whitefield, from England,
and others traveled across the
colonies to spread his message
The Effects:
More branches of Christianity emerge division
between new and old ideas
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The First Great awakening was a time of religious revivalism in the North
American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. It came about largely as a
reaction to the sentiments that many colonists had lost touch with their
Christian values. As a result of this religious fervor, the First Great Awakening
served as a catalyst of change that helped shape a new national identity that
eventually led to desires for independence from Britain in 1776. With this
newly found connection with God, men like Jonathan Edwards and George
Whitefield used evangelical preaching to inspire, even sometimes to scare,
colonists into finding salvation through committing good works. This was a
direct reaction to the concept of predestination as imposed by the Puritans in
the New England colonies and invited a more unified perspective that
encouraged an individual experience with Jesus Christ. In summation,
viewpoints on government began to change, where colonists from North and
South began valuing democratic values more, questioning the role of the King.
This directly contributed to the fostering of Republican values that set the stage
for the American Revolution.