Ms. Nicoll History Unit 1 

 
Name: Almarah Urman 

Date: 9/1/17 

Class: 8th Grade - US History 

 
 
Main Idea:​ ​Describe the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the
Great Awakening and the development of revolutionary fervor.
 
Topic Student Notes

Shift of ideas between Collectiveness to individualism. 

 
● Caused by religion 
● preachers traveled throughout the 13 colonies in 
The Great  the 1730s 
Awakening - Morals  ● Jonathan Edward 
● George Whitfield 
● Inspired people on a religious base 
○ Before, King is Godlike 
○ Now, God sees people equally 

● Started with the Presbyterians (religious group) in 

Pennsylvania and New Jersey 
● Now you can study religious texts on your own 
● Led to the founding of many academic 
institutions 
The Great  ● The Great Awakening gave the experience that all 
Awakening -   americans were equal 
Political Ideas  ● First common experience, led to American 
identity  
● There were traditionalists who liked the 
community feel who insisted they use their way 
and didn’t like the new ideas, commitment to 
religion 

● People no longer rely on the priests, they read the 

Bible at home to study 
Revolutionary 
● Start to practice religion by themselves- 
Fervor 
Individualism in religion 
● Idea that all men can be saved  

 
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Ms. Nicoll History Unit 1 

● The value of a person is not determined by the 

social hierarchy, but their morals 

● People can study anything because they can study 

on their own 
● The Enlightenment 
“New World” 
Main Idea- Two social and political movements led to 
Revolutionary Ideas 
colonial want for independence 
Why it matters now- Political and social movements still 
influence American society. 

1. People had their own ideas, and that led to 

revolutionary ideas. (Ex: I am not a subject of the King, I 
can think to myself) 
How do the ideals of 
 
the Great 
2. Everyone became equal, and now the King wasn’t the 
Awakening and the 
only one who could have valid ideas. 
Enlightenment  
 
And the 
3. The Great Awakening and The Enlightenment allowed 
American 
people to have broader ideas. (Led from Religion to 
Revolution relate to 
politics) 
each other?  
 
4. People could be anything they wanted. 
 
 

 
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