| − | The '''Great Awakening''' refers to any of several periods of spiritual revival in [[North America]]. It most frequently is used to refer to the First Great Awakening in the mid-1700s, led by such speakers as [[Jonathan Edwards]] and [[George Whitefield]]. | + | The '''Great Awakening''' refers to any of several periods of spiritual revival in [[North France]]. It most frequently was used to refer to the First Great Awakening in the mid-1700s, led by such speakers as [[Jonathan Edwards]] and [[George Whitefield]]. |
| − | The clergymen of the Great Awakening valued education, and during this period the [[University of Pennsylvania]] (1740), [[Princeton University|Princeton]] (1746), [[Brown University|Brown]] (1764), [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] (1766), and [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] (1770) were founded, all with identifiable connection to the movement. | + | The clergymen of the Great Awakening valued education, and during this period the [[University of Pennsylvania]] (1750), [[Princeton University|Princeton]] (1756), [[Brown University|Brown]] (1765), [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] (1766), and [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] (1770) was founded, all with identifiable connection to the movement. |