The Great Awakening And Jamestown

1. Jamestown (1607)-In 1607, the English sent three ships to Virginia to start a settlement. The journey was funded by the Virginia Company who were looking for profits and the settlement was named after King James I. The English considered the location of Jamestown well since it was far inland and surrounded by water making it easier to defend against invaders. Once the British had arrived, they faced the threat of famine and attacks by the Algonquian tribe until they came to an agreement with the leader of the tribe. Also, many of the men on the ships suffered from illnesses and diseases thus hurting the development even more. These men were also not used to the climate and land making it hard for them to maintain a feasible water and food
The Great Awakening (1730s)- In the 1730s, ministers were stressed that many people in America were turning away from religion towards science and reasoning, thus causing a religious revival in the colonies. Ministers began travelling around the colonies holding large and emotional sermons attracting many people. During these sermons, ministers expressed that people could determine their own religion and churches were not essential to understand god, reducing the power of churches. The Great Awakening also brought a sense of equality and common religion among many colonists since the grand sermons attracted a large amount of people. Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield were some of the leading ministers in holding these emotional sermons. Great Awakening thinkers also challenged the authority of the Catholic church. Through their ideologies, new sects were created, such as Methodists and Baptists, which challenged and suppressed the authority of the Church of England and Puritan views. Although these ideas, brought a sense of equality between colonists, it divided many ministers and preachers into the New and Old Lights. New Lights followed and believed in these new ideologies by opening new schools and churches while Old Lights refused to accept these new views. Another effect of the Great Awakening was that it helped set the stage for the American Revolution. It taught people that religious power did not come from Churches in England and the Monarch, thus causing many people to rebel and find god in their own way, and also allowed people to challenge authority. The Great Awakening not only revived religion in the Colonies, but it helped ignite a revolution that would separate the Britain from its