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The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening

Objective: Understand how the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening helped the colonies develop the beginning of revolutionary passion in the American colonies. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. How and why does change occur in society?. Essential Question.

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The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening

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  1. Objective: Understand how the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening helped the colonies develop the beginning of revolutionary passion in the American colonies. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening

  2. How and why does change occur in society? Essential Question

  3. What does this cartoon mean? What do the letters represent?

  4. Enlightenment- the time for reason

  5. Enlightenment- thinking

  6. Philosophers begin to influence behavior. • This movement provided a framework for the American Revolution. Democratic ideas spread through colonial America • Using reason and thinking for oneself will be key in the colonies seeking their independence. Enlightenment Preview

  7. Immanuel Kant • John Locke • Montesquieu • Rousseau • Benjamin Franklin • Voltaire The Enlightenment Thinkers- People who applied the scientific approach to society.

  8. In his famous 1784 essay "What Is Enlightenment?," Immanuel Kant defined it as follows: • "Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another.” • Kant’s basic philosophy- “Have courage to use your own intelligence!" Immanuel Kant

  9. John Locke-17th-centuryEnglishphilosopher concerned primarily with society. • Locke's key beliefs: • "government with the consent of the governed" • People's natural rights— life, liberty, and property • His ideas, formed the basis for the concepts used in Americanlaw and government, allowing the colonists to justify their declaring of independence. John Locke

  10. Rousseau • Wrote the Social Contract where people are governed by what the people want. • The ideas of democracy. • The U.S. uses a democratic system of government. Montesquieu • Stressed an idea of government that had a separation of powers. • We use that in our federal government. Separating powers protects people’s rights. • Checks and balances Rousseau and Montesquieu

  11. Emphasized basic concepts such as Freedom of Speech/Religion. • People should be able to choose their own beliefs. • Now a part of our First Amendment Right Voltaire

  12. Greatest American of the Enlightenment • Famous quote “God helps them that helps themselves”. Rely on yourself. Independent thinking. • Great inventor: cast-iron fireplace, bifocals, lightening rod (electricity) • Outstanding citizen, public servant. Founded the first library and fire department. • 1754: based on the ideals of the Enlightenment he developed the ideas for the Albany Plan of Union Benjamin Franklin

  13. Political Cartoon: The Albany Plan of Union by Benjamin Franklin

  14. Franklin realized that common interests of the colonies made it a necessity to have some form of common government. (unity) • To make a point he drew a picture (a political cartoon) previous page. Albany Plan of the Union

  15. The Great Awakening “Come one, come all!” What ideas does this quote call attention to? Acceptance and tolerance. These ideas will lead to unity.

  16. Time in the 1730-1740’s (a few decades prior to the Revolution) of widespread religious passion in the colonies and a time of increased religious toleration and a feeling of community. What is the Great Awakening?

  17. Church gatherings emphasized tolerance and equality. • Created a sense of unification (coming together/community) • The Great Awakening shaped American culture by opening the minds to the idea of independence which helped lead to Revolutionary ideas against England. What Happened? Big Ideas

  18. Sensory Review • Draw cartoon that demonstrates the main concepts of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakeningand how it relates to the beginnings of the American Revolution. • Be creative! Be enlightened as you do this.

  19. The Big 3- Know the Countries and areas they controlled. • Columbian Exchange- positives and negatives. • The 3 G’s- know the primary reasons for colonization. • 13 Colonies- (3 Regions and their characteristics) • Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies- key people, groups, challenges and successes. • Key figures of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment • The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment- be able to describe and explain the importance in relation to the development of revolutionary ideals. What to study for Friday’s Quiz

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