A number of events caused the Revolutionary war. The colonist[s] had grown weary of the problems with the king. Since coming to Jamestown in 1607‚ the colonists were just another part of the empire of Great Britain. As the colonies grew in size‚ they became more self reliant. England did not notice that the colonies were depending less and less on their mother country to supply their needs. King George III had other troubles on his mind. With mounting debt from the Seven Year war hanging
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vote‚ for it was the democratic action to take. Other activists began to create democratic reforms as well‚ fighting to reinforce the ideals the nation so actively prides itself in. Many however‚ did not take part in these reforms‚ insisting that the old ways were the best ways. The Second Great Awakening was the push that brought on these reform movements. Beginning in New England‚ in the late 1790s‚ and later spreading
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was challenged. The time of scientific discovery was known as the scientific revolution. During this time‚ there were many improvements in science and experimentation. Old theories were being rejected by new laws that proved them wrong. As science improved‚ so did the world of philosophy. With science and philosophy discoveries‚ the arts began growing better then ever before. This period of time was known as the Enlightenment era. As explorers began discovering new things in unfamiliar places‚ some
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At the time of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States‚ there were many influences on The American Revolution and the Founding of the United States especially those from the Puritans and the Enlightenment. Some of the Puritans ideas affected the ideals of the American Revolution‚ like the idea of a strong sense of community and strive for a more productive middle class. During the founding of the United States the idea of a strong sense of community because if they could not
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Philosopher Francis Bacon was a major contributor to the Enlightenment. He was one of the most important people to the new ideas of science and how the world worked. Bacon created world changing ideas about how the world worked‚ and how science should be carried out. He modernized the idea of the scientific theory. Previously‚ many scientists who lived before him believed that you should only make a hypothesis based on logical reasoning and arguments. Bacon disagreed with them‚ saying that people
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The Second Great Awakening was a time period in the early 19th century where people became extremely religious. It reflected cultural romanticism described by enthusiasm‚ emotion‚ and an appeal to religion. Religion had a major role through out this time period. There were huge religious gatherings and revivals that attracted millions of people and it caused many different social changes. The Second Great Awakening created many different movements that involved religion‚ abolitionists‚ and women’s
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2nd Great Awakening: 1820-1859 People: Rev. Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875)‚ whose career took off after his dynamic evangelical revivals in the late 1820s in New York’s upstate "Burned-Over District." Finney’s brand of Christianity demanded perfection but allowed for repentant sinners to return to the fold. Barton W. Stone - an important preacher during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. He was first ordained a Presbyterian minister‚ then was expelled from the church after
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Tristan C Brown Period 3 APUSH The Greatest Awakening Starting in the early 1700’s‚ the role of religion in the average American’s life had diminished considerably. As a result‚ many religious customs and beliefs were re-introduced. In the 1720’s‚ The First Great Awakening‚ as it became known‚ was a radical change in American religious beliefs and customs‚ as well as a change in political and social beliefs. As time passed and the United States was formed‚ these changes began to fade away
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The Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment was a time of renewed ideas during the 18th century. Reason was the center of thought during this time and was the basis that brought the change of ideas that people had until then. The Era of Enlightenment began in many places simultaneously‚ places like Germany‚ Great Britain‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ the American Colonies‚ the Netherlands‚ and France. The Enlightenment was a time of writings‚ art‚ music and ideas that were transformed during this period
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Scientific Revolution where‚ in lieu of relying solely on the words of ancient and religious sources‚ scientists conceptualized that the best way to gather scientific knowledge was to experience it for oneself in the natural world. Hence‚ the Europeans based their knowledge of the physical universe on scientific discoveries and experiments. Progressing the ideas of these two movements was the Enlightenment‚ a European movement‚ lasting through the mid 1600s to the 1700s. The Enlightenment was centered
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