The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were two historical events that shaped the thoughts of people and religion in the mid 1700's America. The Great Awakening began about the 1930's and reached its climax ten years later in 1740. They both formed and shaped the way many think today and brought lots of notions on human rights.
Beginning in the 1740's, the enlightenment was a reforming of religion. People started thinking differently about their religion. Prior to the enlightenment it was believed that everything that happened was because god wanted it to happen. However, after a series of events in Europe it started to become known that perhaps god didn't control our lives directly. This led to John Locke essay concerning human understanding which led many to embrace reasonable or rational religion.
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