Great Awakening and Enlightenment Flashcards
When did the Great Awakening develop?
The early 1700s
What happened during the Great Awakening?
Lessons (sermons) were given by ministers during religious revivals
What is a sermon?
talk on a religious or moral subject
Who was Jonathan Edward?
a minister began preaching about salvation
Who was George Whitefield?
A man from Britain who used theatre to appeal to colonists (gestures+costumes)
How did the Great Awakening change how colonists viewed religion?
They believed they didn’t need church officials to connect to God and challenged authority.
What was the movement of Enlightenment?
An intellectual movement that believed human reason would crush ignorance and unfair authority
What was the influence for Enlightenment?
It was influenced by Scientific Revolution, using logical thinking to answer scientific questions.
Who was John Locke?
He was an English philosopher influenced by Enlightenment.
What did John Locke believe in?
He believed humans were born with natural rights, claimed leaders could only rule with permission of the people and if they failed to do so the people could overthrow the leader.
Who did John Locke influence with his ideas?
Ben Franklin
