The Enlightenment and Great Awakening Lecture 1 The Enlightenment and Great Awakening Standard 11.1.1

Standard 11.1.1 Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the context in which the nation was founded Essential Question: Describe the Enlightenment and explain how these philosophies gave rise to the democratic ideals that shaped the United States

Get this from your textbook Picture Your Explanation Definition Term Draw, or find a picture off the internet, that represents the term. I must be able to see the connection Must be in your own words, and I must be able to understand the connection you are making Get this from your textbook Enlightenment Renaissance Reformation John Locke Thomas Hobbes Montesquieu Rousseau Scientific Revolution Great Awakening

Middle Ages When the Roman Empire fell, two groups filled the void Power the Roman Catholic Church aristocrats “Logic” was forgotten as society fell apart (people=ignorant) Important=afterlife of the Greeks and Romans

Changes in Thought Trade/Travel The Renaissance Reformation “Rebirth” of the Greco-Roman Classics Reformation Martin Luther V. Catholic Church Scientific Revolution Emphasis on Logic and Reason

THE ENLIGHTENMENT Age of Reason  Reaches its height in mid-1700’s Influenced by Scientific Revolution Belief in progress  through reason, a better society was possible

ENLIGHTENMENT Rousseau Diderot John Locke Montesquieu Thomas Hobbes Social Contract Direct Democracy Thomas Hobbes Strong Central Government People were Weak and Selfish Diderot Encylopedea ENLIGHTENMENT John Locke Natural Rights: Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Property Divine Right??? Montesquieu 3 Branches of Government Separation of Powers

separation of church state So… The Renaissance Reformation Scientific Revolution Enlightenment Caused the American Revolution Founding Fathers borrowed ideas Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Adams, Paine Major Ideas natural rights Gov. by consent separation of powers separation of church state “We the people…” From Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu

Religious Freedoms Revival of religion in the American colonies Many of the first colonists came to America for religious freedom Pilgrims & Puritans in New England Catholics in Maryland Quakers in Pennsylvania The Church controlled every part of these peoples’ lives only members of congregations could vote Attendance was mandatory Genuinely concerned about religion Stressed about their eternal salvation Their children & grandchildren were less devout church attendance dropped

The Great Awakening~ 1740s Jonathan Edwards~ emphasized the dependence people had on God to be saved HELL membership & # of churches Churches split apart new style preaching (the New Lights) older-style preaching (the Old Lights) Separate schools Power of Churches Competition/movement of people… ( He even described the smell of burning flesh.) sometimes members of the audience faintedMore churches meant churches had less power and influence over people’s day-to-day lives. If you didn’t like one church you could always go to others or move to another town. other preachers, like, toured through the colonies giving similar addresses thousands of Americans heard these kinds of sermons

Impact of the Enlightenment & the Great Awakening Great Awakening emphasized emotion Enlightenment emphasized logic Both caused people to question traditional authority By stressing the importance of the individual The Enlightenment ~ human reason Great Awakening ~ de-emphasizing the role of church authority. Influenced the colonists to question Britain’s authority over their lives Made us different than the English Americans first, subjects of England second

Double Bubble Map Great Awakening Enlightenment