Ok, I'm in 8th grade US history, but don't understand this question.?

Question

It says, describe the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awakening and the develpment of revolutionary fervor.

Am I supposed to say how the Great Awakening and Revoltuionary fervor are the same? And first of all, what was the revolutionary fervor?

Answer 1

The First Great Awakening, was a form of "shaking" of the multitude of church goers in the 1700s. Fervent preachers, like
Jonathan Edwards, Joseph Tracy and George Whitefield inspired their congregations to be passionate about their religion. Preachers have often been influential in politics, and during the Great Awakening, they wielded their power in the pulpit in favor of an American Revolution.


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steve_geo1

Steve_geo1, you attribute the quote, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", to Cotton Mather, However, the quote is actually the title of a sermon by Jonathan Edwards
http://www.ccel.org/e/edwards/sermons/sinners.html

Answer 2

First of all, that you do not understand is not your fault. The question asks about broad generalities and not about persons, places, things, or dates. (Describe the relationship between a cloud and a swamp.) The revolutionary fervor was all about whether the 13 colonies should break with Great Britain. The great awakening was all about evangelizing among Americans by preachers such as Cotton Mather, who damned everyonevto Hell ("Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Mu-wha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!)

Answer 3

It's asking how the moral and political beliefs of the Great awakening relate to the rise of revolutionary fervor in society.

Revolutionary Furvor - possibly meaning the urge to break away from Enlgand, although I have the Great Awakening relates in any way to the American Revolution.

Answer 4

I would think that they want you to talk about what made the people want a revolution. What were the reasons. What lead to the Boston Tea Party. What lead to the Boston Massacre. Why did the people want to form their own country and break away from England. There were plenty of religious reasons, such as practicing the religion they wanted with out English rule. There were also a lot of political reasons, such as the high taxes, being told what you could and could not do by a King who lives across the sea. Your History book should tell you more reasons. Use that as a guide. Hope I helped.

Answer 5

i think they want you to say what it is about the ideas which came out of the developments in ethical and political thought in the great awakening that was a contributing factor to the revolutionary fervor.

i guess this means that you would be talking about what asspects of religious thought in america lead people to dessire a revolution. sorry i dont know much baout your revolution, so i cant realy say anything about the specifics