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Topic 2 DQ 2 Grade 5/5 Instructor comments: Keep up the excellent effort! How did the Great Awakening challenge the authority of the established churches? What role did this play in planting the seeds for the Revolution? How did the challenging of religious authority lead to the challenging of political authority? During the time of beginning the colonization life here meant new hope and beginning of a better life, not dictated to how one should live their life or what faith they had to follow. This brings new generations to start to ask themselves questions as to why, how, and who gets to determine my life. There was a new movement coming which would cause people to think more about the science and downplay religion. Many were feeling complacent with their methods of worship. There was a big religious divide with the colonies and not a feeling of unity. The Northern colonies belong to congregational churches. Middle colonies had Quaker, Anglicans, Lutherans, Baptists, Presbyterians and the Dutch reformed. Southern colonies had members of the Anglican Church, but also Baptists, Presbyterians and Quakers. Enlightenment ideals led to expansion of individual liberties (Schultz, 2018) . There was a mix of rejection and of support for the Enlightenment. America was changing, people were being to question what the true purpose of their relationship with God was. Some became deists, a faith holding that God had merely set up this world and then allowed humans to develop it as their reason allowed (Schultz, 2018) . During the Great Awakening American churches became re-established which was surprising. It also challenged the authority of established churches by creating outbursts of Protestant Revivalism (Schultz, 2018) . Many of the colonists struggled with religion and their unhappiness with social and economic developments. This only fueled the Great Awakening, where Jonathan Edward was one of the chief fathers. His message was the idea that humans were sinners, God was an angry judge and individuals needed to ask for forgiveness. Creating a more laity’s role and bringing more emotional and temporal religion. During this time there was even attacks on local ministers and big rifts among the Protestants. George Whitefield, a minister who traveled along the colonies preaching his message. He has a charismatic, theatrical, and expressive style. Whitefield would preach to anyone who would listen. Even Benjamin Franklin, who was a religious skeptic was captivated by Whitefield’s sermons. Later, they would become friends. Many other Christian leaders like David Brainard, Samuel Davies, and Gilbert Tennent led this charge during the Great Awakening. The Great Awakening did many things with-in the colonies. When the Whitefield and others traveled to the different colonies to preach, it started to unit the colonies together. Before, they were separated and often hostile. The preachers helped to create a common interest and desire and began of an intercolonial spirit. In spreading the “good news” they had unconsciously spread information about the other colonies they had visited. Current events and problems that was happening in one area was now beginning spread throughout all the colonies. The Great Awakening also contributed to the desire for political liberty (Stanfield, 1949). These preachers were unknowingly planting the seed of democracy. Every man was starting to feel the
importance of who they were, regardless of race, and class. Leading into encouraging notions of nationalism and individual rights which influenced the Revolutionary War. References Schultz, K. M. (2018). HIST 5, U.S. History. Cengage Learning. https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/cengage/2018/hist5_5e.php Stanfield, V. L. (1949). Contribution of the Great Awakening to political liberty.  Review & Expositor ,  46 (3), 330–347. Todd, W. F. (2009). Enlightenment in America.  Economic Bulletin ,  49 (11), 43–60.
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