Original PromptSSUSH2.d Explain the role of the Great Awakening in creating unity in the colonies and challenging traditional authority. Create an activity to teach Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
This resource focuses on the Great Awakening—a significant religious revival in the 1740s that transformed the religious landscape of the American colonies by introducing emotionalism and a sense of personal connection to faith. Students will analyze Jonathan Edwards' sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God', which effectively illustrates the themes of unity, emotion, and the challenge to traditional religious authority. The document outlines objectives, encourages deep textual analysis and critical thinking through guided questions, and offers various tasks including metaphor identification and discussions on inter-colonial unity, social leveling, and the rhetoric's impact on authority. Furthermore, it prompts students to consider how the Great Awakening's anti-authoritarian sentiments laid groundwork for revolutionary ideas in America.