1. Western Expansion In the mid-1700s, the colonial population doubled every _____________________. Immigrants from Europe were coming to colonial America. Pushed west in search of _______________. These settlers were part of a migration, Chapter 3 Section 4

2. Native American and French Reaction Native American Response Indians were forced to relocate into lands already occupied by other Native American groups. The Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Choctaws put up a powerful struggle to block westward colonial expansion. French Actions In 1752, the French built Fort Presque Isle in PA - attacked and killed the men defending an English trading post in the Ohio Valley. By the early 1750s, clear that PA would be the setting for a struggle between the colonists, Native Americans, and the French.

3. Religious Tensions The British colonies were primarily ____________. – Southern planters, northern merchants, and northern professionals tended to belong to the Church of England. – Most New Englanders were either Congregationalists or Presbyterians. – Quakers, Lutherans, and Mennonites were common in Pennsylvania. – The Dutch Reformed Church thrived in the colonies of New York and New Jersey.

4. The Great Awakening ________________________refers to a revival of religious feeling. Designed to renew religious enthusiasm and commitment. ______________________— Massachusetts minister, is believed to have started the Great Awakening. His success inspired other ministers to increase their efforts to energize their followers. ______________________—an itinerant, preacher who toured the colonies 7 times between 1738 and 1770. Preached any Christian could have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Faith and sincerity, rather than wealth and education, were the major requirements needed to understand the Gospel.

5. Revivals caused several churches to break apart. While some embraced the new emotionalism, others rejected it. Some of the splinter groups were more tolerant of dissent than the organizations from which they split. Churches Reorganize In the South, both the Baptist and the Methodist churches drew many followers through their powerful, emotional ceremonies and their celebration of ordinary people. In the 1740s and 1750s, many New Englanders converted to the Baptist faith.