1. Essential Question What specific roles did education & religion play in the development of early American culture?

2. Colonial Life & Religious Revival Chapter 5 Section 1 Pt I

3. Life of the Young American farming families were large New England families often had 6-8 children New England families often had 6-8 children More children meant more farmhands More children meant more farmhands By age 6, boys were put to work daily By age 13, a boy may leave home to become an apprentice By age 13, a boy may leave home to become an apprentice Apprentices learned a trade from an experienced craftsman An apprenticeship usually lasted 4-7 years An apprenticeship usually lasted 4-7 years

4. Quiz Question At age 13, many boys in the colonies left home to become ___________? a. Merchants b. Apprentices c. Soldiers d. Preachers

5. Life of the Young Girls were rarely apprenticed Girls were taught “household” skills by their mothers Girls were taught “household” skills by their mothers Upper class girls were often sent to “dame schools” to learn: Upper class girls were often sent to “dame schools” to learn: Etiquette, Hostessing, etc.

6. A Sweeping Cultural Movement The Great Awakening was a religious movement that appealed to colonists’ faith and emotion Preachers focused on the importance of inner spiritual emotion, rather than outward religious behavior Preachers focused on the importance of inner spiritual emotion, rather than outward religious behavior Many ministers traveled through the colonies and drew large crowds Many ministers traveled through the colonies and drew large crowds This movement offered hope to the individual b/c: Past transgressions would be forgiven Past transgressions would be forgiven A new relationship w/ God would be forged A new relationship w/ God would be forged

7. Preachers Two preachers stood out amongst the rest b/c of their passion, charisma, and message Jonathon Edwards Jonathon Edwards New England preacher & writer known for his fiery sermons like “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” George Whitefield George Whitefield Colonial preacher largely responsible for establishing the Methodist church in the South

8. The Message The major message being passed on by these ministers the need to have a personal & spiritual relationship w/ God This personal/spiritual relationship would begin with a sudden conversion This personal/spiritual relationship would begin with a sudden conversion This is the basic doctrine of Evangelicalism (i.e. “Born Again”) (i.e. “Born Again”) So, the conversion people experienced was called a “rebirth” or “awakening” So, the conversion people experienced was called a “rebirth” or “awakening”