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I.TheEnlightenment
advocatescience,knowledgeandthe
powerandabilityofman
aheavyblowtoPuritanism
Deismbeliefinnaturalreligion
rationalismwasappliedto
theology
education,civilrights,equalityand
socialjustice
II.TheGreatAwakening
aseriesofreligiousrevivals
areactionagainstDeism
beganinthe1740s
occurredinallcolonies
JonathanEdwards(1703~1758)
anoutstandingrepresentativeofthe
Puritanwayoflife
showsalsoPuritanism’shighregard
foreducationandlearningandthe
Bible
SinnersintheHandsofanAngry
God
“ThewrathofGodislikegreatwatersthatare
dammedforthepresent;theyincreasemoreand
moreandrisehigherandhigher,tillanoutletis
given;andthelongerthestreamisstopped,the
morerapidandmightyisitscoursewhenonceit
isletloose.”
“TheGodthatholdsyouoverthepitofhell
muchasoneholdsaspiderorsomeloathsome
insectoverthefire,abhorsyou,andisdreadfully
provoked;hiswrathtowardyouburnslikefire;
helooksuponyouasworthyofnothingelsebut
tobecastintothefire;”
III.AmericanCrisis
TheBritishwantedthe
coloniestoremain
politicallyand
economicallydependent
onthemothercountry.
ThehardmeasuresoftheEnglish
government
requiredAmericanstoshoprawmaterials
abroadandtoimportfinishedgoodsat
hheeaavvyy
highexploitation
theAmerican
imposedheavytaxesonitscolonies
Revolution
keeppeacewiththe
War
AmericanIndians
refusedtogivethecoloniesrepresentation