Great Awakening and Enlightenment Period

​The Great Awakening

As the colonies became more established the colonists started to exercise their ability to practice their religion freely.

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​The Great Awakening

Religious leaders wanted to spread religious feeling throughout the growing colonial population​

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​The Great Awakening

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​Ministers began holding revivals. Revivals are emotional gatherings where people came together to hear sermons.

​The Great Awakening

During this time the colonists became more religious.

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The Great Awakening attracted people of different religions, classes, and races. Women, minority groups, and poor people often took part in services. ​

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The Great Awakening

​The Great Awakening promoted ideas that affected colonial politics. Sermons about the spiritual equality of all people led some colonists to begin demanding more political equality.

The Great Awakening

​Revivals became popular places to talk about political and social issues. People in the colonies started to talk about gaining more political freedom, and social equality.

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The Great Awakening

​Enlightenment

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​Enlightenment

The Enlightenment movement spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society​

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Englightenment thinkers formed ideas about how government should work. ​

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Enlightenment

Enlightenment thinkers believed that there was a social contract between government and citizens. ​A social contract means that the government and it's citizens should respect each other and take care of eachother.

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Enlightenment

John Locke was a famous Enlightenment thinker. He thought that all people are born with the right to equality and liberty​. His thoughts influenced Government in the 13 colonies

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Enlightenment

John Locke's ideas about liberty and equality in government influenced colonial ideas about government.​

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Enlightenment

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In your own words explain the Great Awakening

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How are the Great Awakening and Enlightenment similar?

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In your own words explain Enlightenment.

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How did the Great Awakening and Enlightenment influence colonial government?

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Scenario 1: The Government only exists to rule over their subjects.

Scenario 2: The Government exists to serve their citizens.

Question: Which scenario aligns better with the idea of a Social Contract?

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What does social and political equality mean to you?