Effects of the First Great Awakening

Easy Period 2: 1607–1754 First Great Awakening

The First Great Awakening was a significant religious revival movement that spread throughout the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It emphasized individual piety and a personal relationship with God, challenging the established religious institutions of the time. Prominent figures such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield played crucial roles in this movement, which had lasting impacts on American society, culture, and religion.

Which of the following was a primary effect of the First Great Awakening on colonial America?

A decline in church attendance as people became more secular.

An increase in religious pluralism and the establishment of new denominations.

A return to strict Calvinist doctrine across all colonies.

The end of religious revival movements in the colonies.

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