A few days ago
mike

what were the affects of the great awakening on the american colonies?

what were the affects of the great awakening on the american colonies?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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1. Increased the number and the competitiveness of American churches

2. Undermined the older clergy whose authority had derived from their education and erudition

3. Encouraged a fresh wave of missionary work among the Indians and even among African slaves, many of them also attended the mass open air revivals.

4. The founding of “new light” centers of higher learning such as Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton and Rutgers.

5. The most significant was the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
it revived puritanism. it had started to decline and become less strict so jonathon edwards “woke” everyone up again. it didnt take long for the puritans to kick him out because of the strictness and rigidity he wanted everyone to have. the religion collapse soon after
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