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Definition:
The title Great Awakening is usually applied to the many revivals which occurred
in the American colonies between 1725 and 1776. It was spread by wandering preachers
who advocated personal responsibility in the interpretation of the Bible, but scholars
locate the origin with the preaching of Jonathan Edwards.
Hundreds of itinerant preachers wandered through the back woods of the American frontier - Baptists, Methodists and Presbyterians, mostly. The primary emphasis was on personal, inner religion and represented a continuation of the earliest doctrines of the Protestant Reformation. This, in turn, probably lead to people seeking greater say in politics as well, thus leading to more widespread support for the goals of the Revolution.
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