Great Awakening Vs Enlightenment Dbq

During the mid to late 17th century, the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment had an influence on the Americans political identity; however, both of these movements are different in various ways. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that changed how individuals think and consider new ideas. In contrast, the Great Awakening was an upturn movement on many individuals to devote their commitment strictly on religion and they disagreed on the ideas that came from the Enlightenment movement. According to “Give Me Liberty,” it states “The eighteenth century witnessed a revival of religious fundamentalism in many parts of the world, in part a response to the rationalism of the Enlightenment and a desire for greater religious purity” (p. 125). First of all, I disagree with the contention that the Great Awakening had a greater influence than the Enlightenment during the 17th century. I believe that the Enlightenment had a greater effect on the …show more content…
In Document 2, Jonathan Mayhew states, “it is evidently, in itself, a thing of no consequence what the particular form of government is; whether the legislative and executive power be lodged in one and the same person, or in different persons; whether in one person, which is called monarchy.” With this being said, Mayhew believed they are all equal, but no one can become a monarchy without the other powers of the government. His idea of being successful in creating high powers is having three branches of government. Furthermore, Mayhew explains more about monarchy. In Document 2, he states “But no form of government seems to be so unlikely to accomplish this end as absolute monarchy.” Mayhew wants to build a civil society and not have to work for the society since the government is supposed to help the citizens. In addition, his idea is to secure the welfare of everyone in the