Aspects Of The Great Awakening

In what ways did the colonial and European political arrangements differ? Colonial political arrangements were not as strong as Europeans. Europeans had hierarchies and these aristocrats claimed many privileges. African slaves were always at the bottom of the social class. But, in the British colonies, the upper class was made up of large land owners, merchants, and professionals. The colonial politics were not based on material items or social rankings.
What were the key aspects of poverty in the colonies? Social class played a huge role in the poverty of the colonies. During the eighteenth century, the gap between the rich and poor became larger. Slaves, servants, and laborers made up almost half the population in the colonies and their standard of living was no where close to that of the hierarchy. Poverty led to homelessness which is one of the reasons for exploring and traveling westward. …show more content…
Discuss the main aspects of the Great Awakening? As stated in the text, The Great Awakening is “the North American religious revival of the Great Awakening”. This religious revival grew the resistance of the rationalist approach to religion. This movement spread throughout all the colonies and was used to attack enlightened theology. This was another phase of the protestant reformation where people would experience “new lights” and “old lights”. New lights are people who converted during this revolt while old lights is the belief in a personal relationship with God inside and outside