The document provides guided notes about the First Great Awakening, a religious revival movement in American Protestantism that took place in the 18th century. Some key figures mentioned include Jonathan Edwards, who preached the first sermon of the Great Awakening; George Whitefield, a traveling evangelist who preached in every colony; and John and Charles Wesley, who started the Methodist movement and ministered in American colonies. The Great Awakening also involved debates between Calvinists and Arminians over the idea of predestination.

1. Name: __________________
First Great Awakening
Guided Notes
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Essential Questions:____________________________
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1. The _____________________,also known as The Age of Reason,was
a time period when great emphasis was placed on_______________
and ________________ thinking.
2. Enlightenment thinkers were skepticalof religion because
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3. ____________________________ is credited with preaching the first
sermonof the Great Awakening.

2. 4. Edwards called for a ___________ ___ _________ becausehe felt that
people were becoming too concerned with ____________ _______.
5. What was the title of Edwards’ most famous sermon?_____________
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6. ______________________________ was a traveling evangelist who
preached in every colony.
7. Define “evangelist”:_______________________________________
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8. Whitefield’ssermons were filled with _____________and _________.
9. Name two groups that had many people convert to Christianity due to
Whitfield’s preaching:
A. B.
10. John and Charles Wesley were evangelists that started the ________
movement.
11. What two groups did the Wesleybrother’s Methodist club give special
attention?________________________________________________
12. The Wesleybrothers ministered in this American colony:__________
13. What favorite Christmas carol was written by Charles Wesley?______
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14. The idea of ___________________was a key argument during the
Great Awakening between ________________ and ______________.
15. Define the idea of “predestination” in the church at the time of the Great
Awakening:__________________________________________
16. _______________believed in predestination;_________________
believed people have free will to acceptor reject God’s grace.

3. 17. _______________and ________________ were Calvinists. The
____________ ______________were Arminians.
18. Preachers during the Great Awakening fell into two categories:_____
____________ and _______ _________________.
19. Characteristics of Old Lights:
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20. Characteristics of New Lights:
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B.
21. Edwards, Whitefield,and the Wesleys were all ________ Lights.
22. Results of America’s first Great Awakening:
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Bell Ringer Day 2:________________________________
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