Chapter 4: Preparation for independence Flashcards
Great awakening
Revival that took place in 1730’s & 40’s
Methodist church
Taught people to accept Christ as their savior (Westlies started it)
Edwards most famous sermon
“Sinners in the hands of an angry God”
Wheatley
First black female writer in America
Pitt the elder
Prime minister of England
Peace of Paris (1763)
Ended the France and Indian war (Canada is now english)
Halfway covenant
Church members could have full privileges except for communion
Tennent
“Our ministers don’t even know God”
Whitfield
Preached over 18,00 times publicly
Results of great awakening
- People got saved
- Went out as missionaries
- New colleges were founded
- Political freedom
David George
Went to Nova Scotia as a missionary
Liele
Went to Jamaica as a missionary
Fort Duquesne
Fort France attacked
Benjamin Franklin
Proposed Albany Plan
England Advancements
England: more men, more supplies, better navy
France Advancements
Strong government, indian allies, better idea of what they wanted to do
Reasons for rivalry between England and France
Territory, fur trade, & fishing rights
French and Indian war
War that broke out between England and France in 1754
Differences between England and America after French & Indian War
Spiritual, military, and economic
Describe state of spiritual decline in 18th century america
Formalistic Christianity
Greatest thinker america has ever produced
Edward
Most powerful voice of the great awakening
Whitefield
Four colleges that grew directly out of great awakening
Princeton, Brown, Rutgers, & Dartmouth
Ways the great awakening strengthens political freedom
- Can’t be barred from political activity
2. All men deserve equal justice under the law
Brainerd
Best known missionary to Indians
