Why it matters
It created cross-colonial networks and new religious institutions.
- Date
- 1730–1760
- Historical setting
- Enlightenment & Revolutions · Americas
- People & communities
- Jonathan Edwards · George Whitefield · diverse congregations
1730–1760 · Americas · Faith
The Great Awakening
Revival movements transformed Protestant worship, print culture and ideas of individual conscience.
Atlas dossier · Enlightenment & RevolutionsFree device narration · synchronized English captions · transcript available
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Event
Revival movements transformed Protestant worship, print culture and ideas of individual conscience.
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People
Jonathan Edwards · George Whitefield · diverse congregations
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Consequences
It created cross-colonial networks and new religious institutions.
Interpretation note
Evidence, memory and historical debate
This dossier distinguishes the event’s basic chronology from later arguments about meaning, responsibility and legacy. When comparing religious, national, Indigenous or scholarly interpretations, consult the primary and institutional sources above alongside peer-reviewed historical work.
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