The Great

Awakenings

Religious Revivals in America

PowerPoint Presentation & Group Activity

Pair-Share

•What is a religious revival?

•What ideas did religious groups bring to America?

Objective

•Students will be able to determine how the First and Second Great Awakenings influenced American culture.

Lecture: Lecture: The First & Second Great The First & Second Great

AwakeningsAwakenings

Complete the corresponding Complete the corresponding lecture noteslecture notes

The First and Second Great Awakening Students will be able to (SWABAT) determine how the First and Second Great Awakening influenced American culture.

Religion and America What have many religious groups influenced?

List two changes they have inspired

1.

2.

What is the name of the most f amous religious group who lef t England because of religious persecution in 1630?

Puritans and the Protestan Work Ethic Why were the Puritans hard working?

What did this become known as?

How did the Protestant work ethic influence American

culture?

First Great Awakening When did the First Great Awakening occur?

What did people try to revive during this time?

What did passionate preachers use to persuade people to rededicate themselves to God?

Key Ideas of the First Great Awakening List three ways the First Great Awakening influenced

American culture?

1. Promoting the separation of ______________________

____________________________________ _______.

2. Challenging the authority of __________________ ____

_______________________________________ ____.

3. Stressing that everyone is _______________________

___________________________________________.

Second Great Awakening When did the Second Great Awakening occur?

Like the First Great Awakening, what did people want to revive?

What would people do at revival meetings?

Key Ideas of the Second Great Awakening List three ways the Second Great Awakening influenced

American culture?

1. I ncreasing ___________________________________

___________________________________________.

2. Encouraging people to ___________________________

___________________________________________.

3. I nspiring ____________________________________

___________________________________________ .

Religion and AmericaReligion and America• Many religious groups Many religious groups

have influenced have influenced American culture.American culture.

• They have inspired They have inspired changes inchanges in1.1. The way people The way people

live.live.2.2. The laws of the The laws of the

U.SU.S..

• The most famous were The most famous were the Puritans who left the Puritans who left England because of England because of religious persecution in religious persecution in 1630.1630.

The Puritans and the The Puritans and the Protestant Work EthicProtestant Work Ethic

• The Puritans were hard-The Puritans were hard-working because they working because they believed that God believed that God rewarded hard work.rewarded hard work.

• This became known as This became known as the the Protestant work ethicProtestant work ethic..

• The Protestant work The Protestant work ethic influenced ethic influenced American culture by American culture by promoting the idea of promoting the idea of individual responsibility.individual responsibility.– ““Only you are to Only you are to

blame when things go blame when things go wrong in your life.”wrong in your life.”

Think, Pair, ShareThink, Pair, Share

•Do you agree that Do you agree that only you are to only you are to blame when things blame when things go wrong in your go wrong in your life? life?

•Explain your Explain your opinion in detail.opinion in detail.

First Great AwakeningFirst Great Awakening

• The First Great The First Great Awakening occurred Awakening occurred between 1730 and 1750 between 1730 and 1750 when England was still when England was still in control of the 13 in control of the 13 Colonies.Colonies.

• People tried to revive People tried to revive the religious dedication the religious dedication of Christians in America of Christians in America during this time.during this time.

• Passionate preachers Passionate preachers used emotion to used emotion to persuade people to persuade people to rededicate themselves rededicate themselves to God.to God.

Key Ideas of the First Great Key Ideas of the First Great AwakeningAwakening• In the process, the In the process, the

First Great First Great Awakening influenced Awakening influenced American culture by…American culture by…1.1. Promoting the Promoting the

separation of separation of church and state.church and state.

2.2. Challenging the Challenging the authority of authority of British leaders.British leaders.

3.3. Stressing that Stressing that everyone is equal everyone is equal in the eyes of in the eyes of God.God.

Film ClipFilm Clip: : First Great First Great AwakeningAwakening

Think, Write, Pair, Think, Write, Pair, ShareShare

•List two key ideas of List two key ideas of the First Great the First Great Awakening that you Awakening that you think most influenced think most influenced the American the American independence independence movement in 1776?movement in 1776?

•Explain your answer.Explain your answer.

Second Great AwakeningSecond Great Awakening• The Second Great The Second Great

Awakening occurred Awakening occurred between 1790 and 1835 between 1790 and 1835 after the U.S. gained after the U.S. gained independence from independence from England.England.

• Like the First Great Like the First Great Awakening, people Awakening, people wanted to revive religious wanted to revive religious faith in America.faith in America.

• People attended revival People attended revival meetings where they meetings where they would study the Bible and would study the Bible and hear emotional sermons.hear emotional sermons.

Key Ideas of the Second Great Key Ideas of the Second Great AwakeningAwakening• The Second Great The Second Great

Awakening influenced Awakening influenced American culture by…American culture by…1.1. Increasing church Increasing church

membership in the membership in the United States.United States.

2.2. Encouraging people Encouraging people to improve to improve themselves and their themselves and their society.society.

3.3. Inspiring anti-slavery Inspiring anti-slavery organizations organizations throughout the U.S.throughout the U.S.

Think, Pair, ShareThink, Pair, Share

•What key idea of the What key idea of the Second Great Second Great Awakening do you Awakening do you think inspired the think inspired the creation of anti-creation of anti-slavery organizations slavery organizations throughout the U.S.?throughout the U.S.?

Activity: Leaders of the Great

AwakeningFourSquare

Leaders of the 1Leaders of the 1stst and 2 and 2ndnd Great Awakening Great AwakeningFour-Square ActivityFour-Square Activity

1.1. Each student in your group will be Each student in your group will be assigned one leader of the Great assigned one leader of the Great Awakenings.Awakenings.

Person #1: Person #1: Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards Person #2: George Whitefield Person #3: Charles Grandison Finney Person #4: Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Read about your assigned leader and fill out the corresponding section on your worksheet.

3. When you are told to do so, rotate the placards to the right and complete your worksheet.

4. Once you have completed the worksheet for all four leaders you will ask your questions to your group members. Person #1 goes first and then person #2… continue until all students have asked their questions. Make sure ALL team members answers at least one question.

• One thing I learned today was ___.• Something that I found interesting was __.• I never knew that ___.• Today I discovered that ___.• Now I understand more about ___.

Resource Pages

The First and Second Great Awakening Students will be able to (SWABAT) determine how the First and Second Great Awakening influenced American culture.

Religion and America What have many religious groups influenced?

List two changes they have inspired

1.

2.

What is the name of the most f amous religious group who lef t England because of religious persecution in 1630?

Puritans and the Protestan Work Ethic Why were the Puritans hard working?

What did this become known as?

How did the Protestant work ethic influence American

culture?

First Great Awakening When did the First Great Awakening occur?

What did people try to revive during this time?

What did passionate preachers use to persuade people to rededicate themselves to God?

Key Ideas of the First Great Awakening List three ways the First Great Awakening influenced

American culture?

1. Promoting the separation of ______________________

___________________________________________.

2. Challenging the authority of ______________________

___________________________________________.

3. Stressing that everyone is _______________________

___________________________________________.

Second Great Awakening When did the Second Great Awakening occur?

Like the First Great Awakening, what did people want to revive?

What would people do at revival meetings?

Key Ideas of the Second Great Awakening List three ways the Second Great Awakening influenced

American culture?

1. I ncreasing ___________________________________

___________________________________________.

2. Encouraging people to ___________________________

___________________________________________.

3. I nspiring ____________________________________

___________________________________________.

Leaders of the First and Second Great Awakening #1 – J onathan Edwards

What did Edwards become during the First Great Awakening? What did he use to persuade his audience? He believed that in order to be saved by God, what must you f eel? What is the name of his most f amous sermon? Create a Level One Question about Edwards:

#2 – George Whitefield Who was George Whitefi eld?

Between 1738 and 1769, how many journeys to America did Whitefi eld

take? What was Whitefi eld known f or? Create a Level Two Question about Whitefield:

#3 – Charles Grandison Finney When was Finney a preacher? What did Finney stress? What was Finney involved in? What would Finney of ten condemn during his sermons? Create a Level Three Question about Finney:

#4 – Ralph Waldo Emerson Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson? What is the name of the philosophy Emerson developed? Describe what transcendentalists believed.

Create a Level One Question about Emerson:

#1 – Jonathan Edwards• Edwards became the most famous

preacher of the First Great Awakening.

• Like other preachers, he used emotion to persuade his audience.

• He believed that in order to be saved by God you must feel your sinfulness, then feel God’s love for you.

• His most famous sermon was called, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”

•Create a Level 1 Questions about Edwards.

#2 – George Whitefield• Whitefield was a preacher from

England during the First Great Awakening.

• Between 1738 and 1769 Whitefield took seven journeys to the American colonies.

• Whitefield was known for giving emotional sermons that would bring people to tears.

•Create a Level 2 Questions about Whitefield.

#3 – Charles Grandison Finney• Finney was a preacher during the

Second Great Awakening.

• Finney stressed that people must improve themselves and their society.

• Finney was involved the anti-slavery movement.

• During his sermons, Finney would often condemn slavery.

•Create a Level 3 Questions about Finney.

#4 – Ralph Waldo Emerson• Emerson was a former

minister during the Second Great Awakening.

• Emerson developed a philosophy called transcendentalism.

• Transcendentalists believed that truth can be found in nature and in a person’s own emotions.

•Create a Level 1 Questions about Emerson.