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| − | The '''Great Awakening''' refers to any of several periods of spiritual revival in [[North | + | 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 clergymen of the Great Awakening valued education, and during this period the [[University of Pennsylvania]] ( | + | 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. |
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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 clergymen of the Great Awakening valued education, and during this period the University of Pennsylvania (1740), Princeton (1746), Brown (1764), Rutgers (1766), and Dartmouth (1770) were founded, all with identifiable connection to the movement.
