History of the United States I / Unit 4 USH1 0475 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Great Awakening
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The idea
The Great Awakening was an outburst of Protestant revivalism across the British Atlantic. Evangelists rejected sterile, formal modes of worship for a personal and experiential faith that rose above mere book learning.
In practice
An appeal especially to women, the young, and people at the lower end of the social spectrum.
Where people slip
It ran against the predestination taught by Luther and Calvin.
Your place on the trail
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