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'''5. Explain and discuss the Great Awakening, and its effect in uniting the colonies.''' The Great Awakening was a religious revival mainly in the Northeast, spearheaded by the greatly skilled preachers Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.  It focused on the personal aspect of religion and the fact that everyone can be saved if they repent and accept Christ.  This idea strengthened the colonists’ notion of equality, and some of the ideas of the Great Awakening led to the Revolution.

'''5. Explain and discuss the Great Awakening, and its effect in uniting the colonies.''' The Great Awakening was a religious revival mainly in the Northeast, spearheaded by the greatly skilled preachers Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.  It focused on the personal aspect of religion and the fact that everyone can be saved if they repent and accept Christ.  According to some historians, this idea strengthened the colonists’ notion of equality, and some of the ideas of the Great Awakening led to the Revolution.

The Great Awakening also helped united diverse Christian denominations.  The widespread popularity of the Awakening also caused geographical unity.  The colonists began to see themselves as more similar than different, and at this point probably began to realize that as Americans they were actually significantly different from the British.   

The Great Awakening also helped united diverse Christian denominations.  The widespread popularity of the Awakening also caused geographical unity.  The colonists began to see themselves as more similar than different, and at this point probably began to realize that as Americans they were actually significantly different from the British.