The Enlightenment and The Great Awakening

An intellectual movement that began in Europe.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

Religious movements that began in America.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

Had key figures like Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Beccaria.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

Had key figures like Edwards, Whitefield, Finney, and Emerson.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

Caused people to question traditional authority.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

• Both

Stressed the importance of the individual.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

Influenced the American independence movement.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

• Both

Persuaded people through logic and reason.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

Persuaded people through emotion.

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening