The Second Great Awakening was a time from 1800-1830’s that grew out of a 1790’s conservative minister’s movement to revitalize the church. The message of the 2nd Great Awakening was‚ individuals must readmit God and Christ into their daily lives‚ and must reject the rationalism that threatened traditional beliefs. This movement encouraged people to search for salvation through faith and good works. The Second Great Awakening affected many people especially‚ White women‚ African Americans‚ and Native
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The Enlightenment was a period of time which took place during the seventeenth and eighteenth century that saw a tremendous transformation in the thought process of western civilization and the advancement of several scholarly fields such as philosophy‚ medicine‚ and physics. Although commonly related to England‚ the Enlightenment played a huge role in the development of other societies‚ especially the colonies of North America. Some of the most important values of the Enlightenment included the
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The American Enlightenment Occurring throughout the 18th century‚ the American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in the thirteen American colonies. While the exact duration of the Enlightenment is still unknown‚ during the years roughly between 1765 and 1818‚ institutions for learning developed rapidly as this movement promised to apply scientific reasoning to politics‚ art‚ religion‚ and literature. The American Enlightenment was strongly based off the European Enlightenment
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When we think of challenging institutions we first think of the Enlightenment and the role the movement played in completely changing the course of human reason and thinking. Religion is and has been a central part of people’s lives throughout history‚ it dominated how many people thought and felt about the world around them. Before the Enlightenment‚ the Christian Church was an absolute power and domineering institution that persecuted people as heretics if they attempted to discredit or disprove
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During the enlightenment era in Europe‚ conflict began to stir the among European nations. Great philosophers including Locke‚ Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Montesquieu had started introducing ideas of human rights‚ liberty‚ and nationalism‚ leading to a demand for new leaders and for revolutions in Europe ("Enlightenment"). This all took place as many nations desired to expand their boundaries with colonies or into other the territory of other countries. The best leader who would rise from this time of
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During the Enlightenment‚ there were many philosophers who developed various ideas pertaining to government. Among these philosophers were Locke‚ Voltaire‚ and Montesquieu. The ideas and principles of these men have influenced the American government greatly. The Declaration of Independence is influenced by Locke’s ideas of all citizens having certain rights. The Constitution is influenced by Montesquieu’s ideas for a system of checks and balances and separation of powers. The Bill of Rights is influenced
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The American Government too‚ was influenced tremendously by the Enlightenment. Enlightenment beliefs that influenced the American Government are separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and limited government. The American Government created was a limited government‚ which means governmental power is restricted by law‚ which is usually kept in a written Constitution. This type of government was special because governmental power was generally unrestricted(absolute monarchies) and the responsibilities
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The Enlightenment is a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. The Enlightenment was the period of scientific Awakening. It is an movement that had a huge impact of freedom and equality. While the Enlightenment was going through dramatic changes‚ it also inspired people to change their governments into a better system to benefit the society. The main cause of these changes all began from the French Revolution‚
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between the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening movements‚ and what if anything did these two movements have in common? The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were two historical events that shaped the thoughts of people and religion in the mid 1700’s America. The Great Awakening began about the 1930’s and reached its climax ten years later in 1740. They both formed and shaped the way many think today and brought lots of notions on human rights. Beginning in the 1740’s‚ the enlightenment was a reforming
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21 Professor Nelson The enlightenment was crucial in the shaping of the United States. The enlightenment is responsible for shaping the United States in its formative years. Famous articles of history such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were directly affected from the ideas of the Enlightenment. Concepts such as freedom from oppression‚ natural rights‚ and new ways of thinking about governmental structure came straight from Enlightenment philosophers such as Locke and
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