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18 th Century America (1700’s)

18 th Century America (1700’s). Objectives Understand the different ethnicities and diversity that existed in the colonies by identifying 5 different ethnicities

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18 th Century America (1700’s)

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  1. 18th Century America (1700’s) • Objectives • Understand the different ethnicities and diversity that existed in the colonies by identifying 5 different ethnicities • The role and responsibility of government imagined by Enlightenment thinkers by defining Thomas Hobbes and John Locke beliefs on the role of government • The impact of the 1st Great Awakening in popularizing and Americanizing Christianity

  2. What is the purpose of Government?

  3. Enlightenment- flowering of new ideas in government and science • Thomas Hobbes • Social Contract- people give up their rights to a strong leader in return for safety *Where are there examples of the Social Contract in society today? *Does the Social Contract fit in American society?

  4. Enlightenment- flowering of new ideas in government and science • John Locke • Natural Rights • Life, Liberty, and Property • Purpose of Government is to Protect Natural Rights • If Government does not protect our Natural Right, the People have a right to overthrow the government • How does our government reflect Lockes’s ideas today?

  5. 1st Great Awakening- flowering of religion • Evangelical Message- that everyone can find salvation if they accept Jesus • Jonathan Edwards- popular preacher, gave exciting sermons, vivid depictions of hell for those who did not convert • *How does the 1st Great Awakening Americanize Christianity?

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