30
/
AIzaSyAYiBZKx7MnpbEhh9jyipgxe19OcubqV5w
June 15, 2024
3476133
906229
2

1st Great Awakening (jan 1, 1730 – jan 1, 1740)

Description:

- Mass religious revival
- Refocus on human sin and salvation
- John Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- Theatrical outdoor preaching
- George Whitefield: trained actor/preacher
from England
- Challenged Protestant church authorities
that had been getting lax in their faith – no
need for ministers
- TAKEAWAY: Unite the colonists → American Revolution

Added to timeline:

1 months ago
0
0
60

Date:

jan 1, 1730
jan 1, 1740
~ 10 years