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Religion and Life for African Americans

Religion and Life for African Americans. By: Molly Wirtz, Emma Adams, Rhett Krzykowski, Mickey Odden, Austin Konkol. Religion. The Great Awakening. The Great Awakening took place in the 1730’s. It is the religious movement that priests preached them to the people outside of church.

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Religion and Life for African Americans

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  1. Religion and Life for African Americans By: Molly Wirtz, Emma Adams, Rhett Krzykowski, Mickey Odden, Austin Konkol

  2. Religion

  3. The Great Awakening The Great Awakening took place in the 1730’s. It is the religious movement that priests preached them to the people outside of church.

  4. The Church The Church had a “Seating Committee” that specifically assigned seats for the people. The elders and wealthy had the best seats. Puritans came by homes to make sure everybody was at church. They would even go as far as to walk inside their homes and look for them.

  5. Church Services The people went to church, came back to eat lunch, and went back to church. The church services were held in the town meeting house. Services could last as long as five hours.

  6. Life for the African Americans

  7. Slaves came from West Africa. The Southern Colonies had more slaves than the Northern Colonies because it was cheaper to hire and assistant than to own a slave. The slaves did more than just farm work, they did work such as blacksmithing, midwife, drivers, carpenters, and more. Slaves didn’t have the chance to move up in society. They grew many cash crops. Slave ships were terrible to be on because lots of people died.

  8. QUIZ • 1. When did the Great Awakening take place? • 1790’s • 1750’s • 1770’s • 1730’s • 2. What are the names of the people who made sure you went to church? • Peace Keepers • The Seating Committee • Puritans • Priests • 3. Services could take as long as: • 3 hours • 5 hours • 12 hours • One hour • 4. What is the Great Awakening? • The religious movement that priests preached to people outside of church • The religious movement that people packed the church • The religious movement that the priests started to preach again • The religious movement that people went to houses to make sure that people went to mass

  9. 9. Many slaves died on slave ships • True or False • 10. Where were the church services held? • At the church • The town square • The town meeting house • The town courthouse 5. Who had the best seats in church • The younglings • The elders • The wealthy • The elders and the wealthy 6. There are more slaves in the: • Northern Colonies • Southern Colonies • Middle Colonies 7. This is because: • It is cheaper to hire assistants • They believed it was wrong • The slave trade didn’t come to this part • The slaves knew how to escape 8. Slaves came from: • West Africa • East Africa • North Africa • South Africa

  10. ANSWERS(: • 1730’s • Puritans • 5 hours • The religious movement that priests preached to people outside of church • The elders and the wealthy • Southern colonies • It’s cheaper to hire assistants • West Africa • True • The town meeting house

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