The Great Awakening was a series of religious revivals that happened across the American colonies. Various groups opposed it, such as a group led by Charles Chauncy.
Ministers who opposed the Great Awakening were known as "Old Lights." They believed in traditional religious practices and doctrine and were critical of the emotional and dramatic nature of the revival movement.
The southern states because the Second Great Awakening promoted the abolitionist movement.
"Old Lights."
The impact of the second Great Awakening led to more splinter churches and made religion more personal as opposed to being church based.
the uneducated, women, and slaves
The Great Awakening was from the 1730s- 1740s
The Great Awakening was from the 1730s- 1740s
who was the leader of the great awakening?
The Great Awakening was from the 1730s- 1740s
who found the great awakening to be appealing
The First Great Awakening began to make Christianity deeply personal for people. It promoted personal morality and spiritual introspection as opposed to the more common focus on ritual, ceremony, and hierarchy.
The Second Great Awakening was in decline by the 1830s.