Rise of Democracy in the Colonies: The Great Awakening

Which word is emphasized in the image associated with the document?

• Democracy

• Colonies

• Awakening

• Rise

Which event is associated with the spread of democracy in the colonies?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The First Great Awakenings

• The Civil War

• The Renaissance

What was a primary reason for the first colonists' journey to North America?

• Adventure

• Religious freedom

• Scientific exploration

• Political power

The early colonists in North America were described as: A) Adventurous B) Wealthy C) Religious D) Scientific.

• Adventurous

• Wealthy

• Religious

• Scientific

What time period did 'The Great Awakening' occur?

• 1600s

• 1730s to 1740s

• 1800s

• 1900s

Which statement is true about the movement discussed?

• It placed more importance on the authority of the church.

• It placed more importance on the individual rather than on the authority of the church.

• It placed equal importance on the individual and the church.

Jonathan Edwards is credited with starting which event in New England?

• The American Revolution

• The Great Awakening

• The Civil War

• The Gold Rush

The “Great Awakening” refers to the

• European awareness of the new world

• religious revivals that swept the colonies in the 1740s

• start of the independence movement in the colonies

• technological revolutions

What was the Great Awakening during colonial times?

• a cash crop

• One of the 13 colonies

• a mountain range

• A time when more people became more emotionally engaged in religion.

In Jonathan Edwards’s view, what was a sinner’s only hope?

• a “new birth,” in which they became devout Christians

• advancing Deistic views in accordance with Lutheran theology

• pledging all their wealth to the one true church

• joining the antinomian movement and challenging the antediluvian paradigm