Pertinent Questions Part I
1 & 2. Education was “central to the Republican vision of America” because, Jefferson called benignly for a national “crusade against ignorance.” The Republicans believed in the creation of a nationwide system of public schools to create the educated electorate they believed a republic required. Some states endorsed public education for all in the early years of the republic, but none actually created a working system of free schools. The republicans argued that all male citizens should receive free education; with this in thought the *Republican ideology effected the education in the United States because, this left schooling to become very heterogeneous. Such as the responsibilities’ of private
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Books and articles attacking religious “superstition” attracted wide readerships and provoked discussion. Skepticism also produced the philosophies of “universalism” and “Unitarianism,” which emerged at first as dissenting views within the New England Congregational church. These ideas rejected the Calvinist belief in predestination, stating the salvation was available to all. They also rejected the idea of the Trinity. Jesus was the only great teacher, they claimed, not the son of God. *The cause of the second Great Awakening was rationalism, and the spread of it. In effort to stop the spread, conservative theologians of 1790 fought the spread of rationalism, and in efforts of church establishments to revitalize their organization.
8 & 9. The Methodists, the Baptists, and the Presbyterians were so successful on the frontier because Methodists which was founded by John Wesley, spread to America in the 1770’s and became a formal denomination in 1784 under the leadership of Francis Asbury. Authoritarian and hierarchical in structure, the Methodists Church sent itinerant preachers throughout the nation to win recruits; it soon became the fastest growing denomination in America. Almost as successful were the Baptists, who were relatively new to America; they found a fervent following in the South. The Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists were mushrooming. * The “message” and the impact of the Second Great Awakening was that
Classical Republicans saw moral education as a necessity in order for the citizens, of usually smaller and less diverse republics, to engage in civil discourse with their fellow citizens and above all else to obtain proper habits that would encourage the common good of the republic. The Natural Rights philosophers, in correspondence with their treatises that stress the importance of the individual, their inalienable rights, and equality amongst humans, saw education as a necessity in order for the populace of any given government to be equally equipped for participation in the societal welfare of the people in case of a tyrannical government. This stress on education in the Natural Rights philosophy would also lower the chance of an abusive and tyrannical government from arising due to Locke stating the right to revolution if and only if the needs of the populace are not being fulfilled by the existing political system. The founders were inspired by both groups to put an importance on education and a greater importance on preparation for citizenship as they saw it a necessity for the populace to be informed so a decision over legal matters could be agreed upon however, despite the inequality in our
From Genesis 1.1-2.4a it can be discerned that God is the creator of all. He created the world and its inhabitants from a vast nothingness. The text reflects upon who God is and what His capabilities are through the act of creation. The verses allow that God is communicating with us. It is communicated what Gods will is for man and gives us a history of our beginnings. From the data provided in the verses, scientists can conclude as to the how and why the order of creation came about. For example, light was first, land second, and then plants. Light and land are needed for plats to survive. The passages allude to the fact that He and He
The Second Great Awakening laid the foundations of the development of present-day religious beliefs and establishments, moral views, and democratic ideals in the United States. Beginning back in late eighteenth century and lasting until the middle of the nineteenth century,1 this Protestant awakening sought to reach out the un-churched and bring people to a much more personal and vivid experience of Christianity. Starting on the Southern frontier and soon spreading to the Northeast, the Second Great Awakening has also been associated as a response against the growing liberalism in religion - skepticism, deism, and rational Christianity.2 Although the movement is well-known to be
A product of the religious revival in Western Europe from late 17th century to early 18th century, the First Great Awakening was a period of religious growth throughout the British American colonies from approximately 1720 to the 1740s. This awakening was led by many religious figures such as John Wesley - a founder of Methodism in the Church of England, George Whitefield - an Anglican who preached throughout the colonies from 1739 to 1740, and Jonathan Edwards - an Apologist of the Great Awakening who led the revival in Northampton, Massachusetts. Although this period of religious high is referred to as “The First Great Awakening,” historians still debate whether or not this grandiose title is deserved.
The First Great Awakening was a religious movement that took place between 1720 and 1750, affecting every colony and greatly affecting history (Garrigus). People started feeling that religion was dull and not as significant as it once was seen (Ppt). Preachers began to feel like people were not putting their emotions on their faith. They wanted people to be physically and emotionally involved (Garrigus). This is where Christians began to turn away from the standard approach of worship. The Great Awakening created a substantial change on how early American’s viewed worship, social standards, political standards, economical standards, and Christianity.
I believe I should be enrolled into AP history, because I need to be able to take the next stepin high school. I think if I take this course, I will be prepared for the hard work and time that I will have to invest if I want to be a good student. This class is also an opportunity for me to better myself at studying for tests, because tests have always been my weakness and I believe this class could really get me to the point where I am studying a week in advance. I think that I deserve to be in AP history, because I went from being a student who couldn’t even get on Honor Roll in 7th grade, to a student who has been on High Honor Roll in 8th grade. If I hope to continue to make academic strides in school then I think that AP history will help
A restructuring of religious doctrine, beliefs, and social practices during the 17th and 18th centuries in England, and in North America, infused with Calvinistic religious doctrine initiated the beginning of The Great Awakening. Following this further, according to Christine Leigh Heyrman, The First Great Awakening: Divining America,” a New Age of faith rose to counter the currents of the Age of Enlightenment. Ultimately reaffirming the view that being truly religious meant trusting the heart rather than the head, prizing feeling more than thinking, and relying on biblical revelation rather than human reason. After a while, several religious revivals sprung forth appeasing the colonists in America desire for a deep and significant personal relationship with God. Thus, this dogma spread to other denominations throughout the colonies in America (Heyrman).” As a result, The Great Awakening spread throughout the middle colonies in America by notable revivalist preachers instituting moderate Calvinistic doctrinal theology especially for the Presbyterians and the Congregationalists, and opened the door to unprecedented world societal changes.
Disapproving the thought of the essential immorality of human nature, the Enlightenment highlighted the growth of knowledge through logic and reason. This movement encouraged the introduction of science, math, law, and medicine into college curriculums, which had been mainly focused upon ancient languages and theology during the 1720s. Importance upon political developments, economic achievement, and rational thought forestalled concerns for the soul and introduced a confidence in salvation in spite of a laxity of morals. Individual morals weakened as Puritans in the community turned gradually to Arminianism, the belief that preparation for heaven was easily achieved and therefore less important, to defend their contribution in nonspiritual affairs. The followers of the Awakening pointed to the outward collapse of Puritan morals to explain the necessity for revival. Many sincere church members thought the Great Awakening was essential to fight nonspiritual influences in the lives of the Puritans and reestablish the authority of the Congregational
The Great Awakening was an intensely religious movement that spread rapidly throughout the colonies in the mid 1700s. This explosive and fiery movement eventually led to the Separation of Church and State in America. By undermining the prestige and honor of the older clergy members and the mouthpiece of royalty, the Great Awakening gave authority for members of society to challenge their authority. The Great Awakening made people question their religions beliefs, leading to the creation of multiple different denominations, creating competition between churches and eventual separation. In addition, the Great Awakening led to the founding of new lights centers, which sparked revolutionary movements. The Great Awakening served as the first
During the early eighteenth century between 1730 and 1750, a resurgence in religious fervor known as the First Great Awakening developed throughout the thirteen British Colonies. As the European Enlightenment ideas of reason and logic in all things began to grow in Europe and the colonies, the First Great Awakening derived from an attempt to restore the predominance of emotion and spiritual piety in religion. Likewise, throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, the Second Great Awakening again invigorated religious zeal in the United States in response to the growing secularism in America and complacency of religious believers. The First Great Awakening’s prominent figures, Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, discredited the socially stratified religious ideology of established churches such as the Christ Church and popularized the religious ideology of fervent personal connections with God and the principles of spiritual guilt and Calvinist predestination, or the selective and predetermined salvation and damnation of people. From the First Great Awakening also arose the decrease in traditional church parish worship and the appearance of emotionally impassioned itinerant preachers in the thirteen colonies and the mass preaching to emotional crowds outside. The Second Great Awakening eroded Calvinist predestination, and instead religions such as Methodists and Baptists professed the equality of all before God and salvation for all who repent for their sins and
The fighting conflicts between religious and political groups, which resulted from the Glorious Revolution during 1688 to 1689, caused a significant event the “Great Awakening” in 1730s and 1740s. It was a religious movement that swept through settled North America, including British Americans and American colonists, with a spiritual revivalism. It led the ministers explored all people, including all statuses, occupations, levels of education, and region, to reject the emptiness of material goods and allow their emotions and beliefs in God from the heart. Therefore, the Great Awakening had caused some divisions within society and had impacted on religion in the Americas, especially colonists.
The second great awakening was the emergence of new religious branches. There were three main branches that influences the Unites States as it grew and was still trying to rid of the English ways. these three branches were named Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian. All three of these branches grew quickly in popularity. The most popular however was the Presbyterian church. All of these shares the same core belief but held different values and reasons for existence. The presbyterian church is part of what I feel helped push the western expiation to continue further. This is due to the one message they wanted to convey to others, " Salvation is available not just to a select few, as the Calvinist Puritans have claimed, but to anyone who repents and embraces Christ". Other religious view were adopted in this time that caused the population to see the world in a new light and gain more spiritual growth.
The First Great Awakening, was a religious revitalization movement that came through the Atlantic region, and even more so in the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, forever impacting American religion & is widely known as the most important event for American religion during the eighteenth century. The First Great Awakening was inspired by an English Methodist known as George Whitefield along with other ministers, when many people in the rural areas rejected the Enlighted and rational religion that came from the Cosmopolitan pulpits and port cities. George Whitefield began this movement with speaking tours through the colonies (“The Great Awakening”).
History 1302 Final Exam Spring 2013 On the day of the final, the students will be told which two prompts they will be required to respond to in blue books that the students have provided to the instructor. Essays should show a great deal of thought and range between “short answers” and formal essays, leaning closer to the idea of an essay. The student may have one page of handwritten notes on a standard size sheet of paper (8½ X 11). Bring this sheet with you to the final. 1) The events at the 1968 Democratic national Convention in Chicago suggested to many that the nation was disintegrating. But, as the authors of the textbook have noted, the tensions that seemed so palpable that summer had been long in developing and had “revealed deep
In the article, “Benjamin Rush: His Theory of Republican Education” Hyman Kuritz talks about Rush’s view on education in the reforming America. Rush’s main focus was to educate everyone in a way that would be most beneficial to the learning process that each individual goes through as they develop. A theory that he came up with during his philosophical over view of how the brain learns and remembers . Rush’s main focuses were on how education would play a big role in developing the future leaders of America and how teaching the same curriculums were necessary for reformation to be successful. Rush thought that educating people the same way would make the Republicans better people and make the country more independent from England because the