The Great Awakening, Enlightenment, and French-Indian War all contributed greatly in regards to the American Revolution.
The Great Awakening was very religion based as it consisted of two primary Christian religions, Anglicans and Puritanism. The two contributors that had inspired the Great Awakening were known as Jonathon Edwards and George Whitefield. The major goal of the Great Awakening is to spread the word for “Eternal Salvation”. Everyone can reach the afterlife, or Heaven, whether they sin or not. If they believed in God’s grace, they would be able to reach Heaven. This resulted into the Evangelical Christian Movement in the 1720s. The movement was a passionate way to pass the message of having everyone be convinced that they must take your body and soul more seriously. Everyone can have an “Awakening” without the need for ministers. It taught others to “Question Authority”. The Great Awakening contributed to the American …show more content…
Rather than focusing on religion and spreading the word about “Eternal Salvation”, the Enlightenment focused more on rationality, science, human responsibility for history and the government. Benjamin Franklin was an important person during this movement. He came to epitomize this new Age of Reason. The purpose of the Enlightenment was to convince people to “take responsibility”. Rather than blaming God for their loses and mistakes, Americans should take the blame. But a certain group called “Deists” opposed of this idea; majority were Enlightenment thinkers. They believed that God has finished doing his job and now humans must do theirs. The Enlightenment helped create the conditions for the American Revolution by teaching Americans, especially the elite class, to “Question Authority” and influence North American Thinkers, most importantly, John
The Great Awakening was very religion based as it consisted of two primary Christian religions, Anglicans and Puritanism. The two contributors that had inspired the Great Awakening were known as Jonathon Edwards and George Whitefield. The major goal of the Great Awakening is to spread the word for “Eternal Salvation”. Everyone can reach the afterlife, or Heaven, whether they sin or not. If they believed in God’s grace, they would be able to reach Heaven. This resulted into the Evangelical Christian Movement in the 1720s. The movement was a passionate way to pass the message of having everyone be convinced that they must take your body and soul more seriously. Everyone can have an “Awakening” without the need for ministers. It taught others to “Question Authority”. The Great Awakening contributed to the American …show more content…
Rather than focusing on religion and spreading the word about “Eternal Salvation”, the Enlightenment focused more on rationality, science, human responsibility for history and the government. Benjamin Franklin was an important person during this movement. He came to epitomize this new Age of Reason. The purpose of the Enlightenment was to convince people to “take responsibility”. Rather than blaming God for their loses and mistakes, Americans should take the blame. But a certain group called “Deists” opposed of this idea; majority were Enlightenment thinkers. They believed that God has finished doing his job and now humans must do theirs. The Enlightenment helped create the conditions for the American Revolution by teaching Americans, especially the elite class, to “Question Authority” and influence North American Thinkers, most importantly, John