The Great Awakening was a period in the 1730s when preachers began traveling throughout the colonies holding religious revivals. These new preachers believed that everyone, not just religious leaders, should have an emotional relationship with God. The revivals drew people from different religions and social classes together and encouraged them to question religious authority. Notable preachers during this time included Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, who advocated for a more personal faith and criticized walls between congregations and their members. The Great Awakening increased religious interest and dedication, taught people to question authority, and helped create new religious denominations like Methodists and Baptists.

1. The Great
Awakening
(1730’s)
Unit 4, Lesson 4
By: Mr. Casey

2. Agenda
vocabulary
The great
awakening

3. preacher
(noun) a person
who gives
speeches about
religious
subjects

4. revival
(noun) a
series of
meetings;
many times
religious

5. revival

6. The First Great Awakening
*A period in colonial
history when people
began questioning their
religious leaders and
looking to preachers for a
new kind of faith.

7. The Great Awakening
IN THE PAST, PREACHERS
READ RIGHT FROM THE BIBLE
AND WERE ON A DIFFERENT
LEVEL THAN THEIR
PARISHIONERS -THE GREAT
AWAKENING CHANGED THAT
Remember those mean Puritan
leaders that kicked out Roger
Williams and Anne Hutchinson?

8. The Great Awakening
- Preachers begin traveling throughout
the colonies holding revivals
- The revivals would draw people from
all different religions and economic
groups together
- These new preachers believed that
everyone should be able have an
emotional relationship with god, NOT
JUST CHURCH LEADERS!

9. Leaders of the great awakening
JONATHAN EDWARDS
I BELIEVE THATI BELIEVE THAT
MAN SHOULD HAVEMAN SHOULD HAVE
A RELATIONSHIPA RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD AND BEWITH GOD AND BE
COMMITTED TO ACOMMITTED TO A
LIFE FOR GOD. MANLIFE FOR GOD. MAN
IS FLAWED BUTIS FLAWED BUT
CAN BE SAVED.CAN BE SAVED.
P.S I ALSO BELIEVEP.S I ALSO BELIEVE
IN WOMENIN WOMEN’’SS
RIGHTS!RIGHTS!

10. Leaders of the great awakening
GEORGE WHITEFIELD
THERE SHOULDNTHERE SHOULDN’’TT
BE WALLSBE WALLS
BETWEEN ABETWEEN A
CONGREGATIONCONGREGATION
AND ITS PEOPLE.AND ITS PEOPLE.
PEOPLE SHOULDPEOPLE SHOULD
BE ALLOWED TOBE ALLOWED TO
QUESTIONQUESTION
AUTHORITY!AUTHORITY!
...UNFORTUNATEL...UNFORTUNATEL
Y, I AM STILLY, I AM STILL
PROSLAVERY!PROSLAVERY!

11. The Great Awakening
THE GREAT AWAKENING:
1. INCREASES INTEREST IN RELIGION
AND DEDICATION TO RELIGION
2. TEACHES PEOPLE TO QUESTION
AUTHORITY {REVOLUTION!}
3. CREATES MORE SCHOOLS AND
UNIVERSITIES
4.CREATES NEW RELIGIONS
(METHODISTS, BAPTISTS)
5. SPREADS RELIGION TO THE SLAVE
POPULATION
6. SPREADS RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE