Jonathan Edwards
Started in the New England colonies and spread to the rest of the colonies.
the Great Awakening
It began in New England
Great Migration...
There have been four 'Great Awakenings' in US history, but 'the beginning' was of course the First Great Awakening, and that was started by the English cleric George Whitefield around 1740 AD.
Jonathan Edwards was a prominent Puritan preacher who played a key role in the Great Awakening in New England. Edwards is best known for his powerful sermons that emphasized personal conversion and spiritual revival. His writings helped spark a religious revival in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s.
I believe most would consider Johnathan Edwards to be the Preacher who sparked the Great Awakening.
Started in the New England colonies and spread to the rest of the colonies.
George Whitefield
The Great Awakening refers to a period of religious rivalry between the protestants in the American colonies, particularly in New England from 1725 to 1770.
The Great Awakening was a religious movement. It was important for the colonies because it influenced them.
Jonathan Edwards was the Great Awakening preacher who warned people that God would punish them if they did not change their ways.
Th great awakening affected the colonies in a few ways. The main thing that colonies were affected was Christianity.
Jonathan Edwards was the Great Awakening preacher who warned people that God would punish them if they did not change their ways.
Th great awakening affected the colonies in a few ways. The main thing that colonies were affected was Christianity.
the Great Awakening
George Whitefield was an English Anglican preacher who was born in Gloucester in December of 1714 and died in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1770. Whitefield was one of the people who helped spread the Great Awakening in England as well as in the American Colonies.