Todays Standard SSUSH 2 c Explain the importance
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Today’s Standard • SSUSH 2 • c. Explain the importance of Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and the Great Awakening.
The Enlightenment & The Great Awakening Two Movements That Changed the Thinking of the 13 Colonies
Question of the Day • Mercantilism was the principle that A) the purpose of colonies is to economically benefit the mother country. B) the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies. C) a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade. D) colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.
1) The Enlightenment: Scientific Experimentation
1) The Great Awakening: Revival
The Enlightenment • Use of reason (human, • • • not spiritual) The Scientific Method 2) Copernicus – The Heliocentric Theory – The planets revolve around the sun… Galileo 3) Mathematical laws make the world go ‘round Benjamin Franklin
Copernicus: The Heliocentric Theory
Galileo
4) Benjamin Franklin • The most outstanding • • figure of the Enlightenment in the colonies An early example of American “social mobility” Franklin grew up poor Worked hard Became successful Contributed to American independence A founding father The “American Dream”
1) The Great Awakening • Revival of the Church • 2) Decline of the • • • Puritan Code 3) The rise of more liberal ideas 4) Jonathan Edwards A fiery Massachusetts minister
The Great Awakening • 5) “Sinners In The • • • Hands of an Angry God” Edwards’ most famous sermon 6) Other preachers began to participate in this revival Great Awakening
Comparing the Two • 1) Enlightenment – • • Reason Great Awakening – Emotion Both stressed the importance of the INDIVIDUAL 2) The individualism from both movements will lead to REVOLUTION The French-Indian War will further bring the revolution closer…
The American Revolution
Wrap Up Discussion • Who was Jonathan Edwards? • What was the Great Awakening? • How is Benjamin Franklin an important symbol of American society? • How was the Enlightenment an important movement? • What did these have to do with American independence?
