The Enlightenment was a movement of ideas that changed the way the colonists viewed the world, not with religion, but science and reason. This was the start of modern thinking, and that the people held the power and could take it away. The Great Awakening was a similar movement of new ideas, but it was a religious rebirth. It started in New England, then spread through the other colonies, with a goal of making religion more emotional and passionate by giving fiery sermons. Jonathan Edwards is an example of a priest who could give great fiery sermons, such as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” These two movements had the same ideas, that changed the morale of the colonists, and it taught them to question authority, especially the authority of the English
The Enlightenment was a movement of ideas that changed the way the colonists viewed the world, not with religion, but science and reason. This was the start of modern thinking, and that the people held the power and could take it away. The Great Awakening was a similar movement of new ideas, but it was a religious rebirth. It started in New England, then spread through the other colonies, with a goal of making religion more emotional and passionate by giving fiery sermons. Jonathan Edwards is an example of a priest who could give great fiery sermons, such as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” These two movements had the same ideas, that changed the morale of the colonists, and it taught them to question authority, especially the authority of the English