First, it happened everywhere in the colonies: north and south, urban and rural, east and frontier.
Second, all social classes were affected: rich, middle class, poor, slaves, educated, uneducated.
Third, it covered decades: from the 1720s to the 1760s.
Fourth, conversions numbered in the thousands. Contemporaries did not keep a record, so the exact figure is unknown. But crowds as large as thirty thousand heard Whitefiled preach.
Finally, it changed American religion dramatically. Evangelism gained a new prominence. Also the number of Baptist and Presbyterian grew significantly.
As a fun and "helpful" assignment today I would like for you all to post a "Comment" below and list one result of the Great Awakening. Hint: there are 10 of them so each of you should be able to list at least one. (Do not duplicate someone else. There is plenty to go around.)
One of the results in the Great awakening was the growth of the church membership.
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ReplyDeleteThe half-way covenant began to vanish
ReplyDeleteSome of the denominations seperated
ReplyDeleteThousands of people were converted/saved - different than church membership. Because not all members of the churches were saved. Back then as today. - Jacob
ReplyDeletepolitical affects on the colonies
ReplyDeletebreakthrough for personal liberty.
ReplyDeleteThe number of religious colleges increased.
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