The Great Awakening was a turning point in America that set the grounds for Colonial Rebellion due though a religious movement causing people to change their perception on the england church and independence making colonies rebel against the england church and creating independence for themselves. Practices and mind-sets were changed by the Awakening like never before. The Great Awakening was known as a major religious revival movement during the 18th century in America. In 1688, the Glorious Revolution occurred. This revolution stopped the conflict and fighting between religious and political groups. Because of this, the church of England could prosper while all other religions were brushed away. “The reigning church of the country” was
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A man with the name of Jonathan Edwards was one as well as George Whitefield. These two men were very helpful in the influence of other people to persuade them into their thinking. Jonathan Edwards refused to convert to the church of England. He believed that they were corrupt and that people, possessions and lust were taking the place of God in society. Edward gave speeches and spoke with anger and empowerment which helped them influence of many people. George Whitefield also helped influence the colonies with his preachings. He did not just preach his thoughts but he made the crowd feel them as he spoke. George Whitefield gave sermons with his true feelings and thoughts of disapproval with the church of England and that God is much more important than people and that people themselves could connect with God without the authority of the church. His preachers had the tendency to triggers Americans thoughts. George Whitefield quotes “The Christian World is in a dead sleep. Nothing but a loud voice can awaken them out of it” Letting people know in order to make a change in religion, we must do something and step up against the corrupt ways of thinking for religion. People came all around to hear Whitefield speak and people began to realize that they had their own say in their religion and what they choose to believe should be the power for themselves. More and more colonies parted from the England church and began to take on the thinking of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield and many more christians who were considered the New
A man with the name of Jonathan Edwards was one as well as George Whitefield. These two men were very helpful in the influence of other people to persuade them into their thinking. Jonathan Edwards refused to convert to the church of England. He believed that they were corrupt and that people, possessions and lust were taking the place of God in society. Edward gave speeches and spoke with anger and empowerment which helped them influence of many people. George Whitefield also helped influence the colonies with his preachings. He did not just preach his thoughts but he made the crowd feel them as he spoke. George Whitefield gave sermons with his true feelings and thoughts of disapproval with the church of England and that God is much more important than people and that people themselves could connect with God without the authority of the church. His preachers had the tendency to triggers Americans thoughts. George Whitefield quotes “The Christian World is in a dead sleep. Nothing but a loud voice can awaken them out of it” Letting people know in order to make a change in religion, we must do something and step up against the corrupt ways of thinking for religion. People came all around to hear Whitefield speak and people began to realize that they had their own say in their religion and what they choose to believe should be the power for themselves. More and more colonies parted from the England church and began to take on the thinking of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield and many more christians who were considered the New