How did the ideas and thoughts of George Whitefield and other ministers of the Great Awakening spread through the colonies?

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"Pedlar in Divinity": George Whitefield and the Great Awakening, 1737-1745

The Journal of American History

Vol. 77, No. 3 (Dec., 1990)

, pp. 812-837 (26 pages)

Published By: Oxford University Press

https://doi.org/10.2307/2078987

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George Whitefield and the Great Awakening in the Carolinas and Georgia, 1739-1740

The Georgia Historical Quarterly

Vol. 54, No. 4 (Winter, 1970)

, pp. 517-539 (23 pages)

Published By: Georgia Historical Society

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How did George Whitefield contribute to the Great Awakening?

George Whitefield, a minister from Britain, had a significant impact during the Great Awakening. Whitefield toured the colonies up and down the Atlantic coast, preaching his message. In one year, Whitefield covered 5,000 miles in America and preached more than 350 times.

How did George Whitefield spread his ideas?

Newspaper ads announced his sermons; messengers rode ahead to spread the news of his coming appearances. In one year, Whitefield traveled 5,000 miles through America, preaching more than 350 times as he traversed the nation North to South. An estimated 25,000 people gathered on Boston Common to hear him speak.

What impact did George Whitefield have on the colonies leading up to the revolution?

Whitefield was a unifying factor in a colonies-wide awakening that helped the separate colonies come together as one nation. In the eighteenth century, English kings downplayed religious liberty in favor of a government-sponsored church to support a unified administration, with the king as sovereign.

How did the Great Awakening impact the colonies?

The movement was popular in Europe, but even more popular in the American colonies. Tens of thousands of non-religious colonists were converted to Protestant beliefs. This had a huge impact on church attendance, homes, workplaces, entertainment, and colleges.