Well, the great awakening promised many individuals the freedom to believe in God however they pleased, opening new doors to them beyond the Puritan or Anglican beliefs.Being a Puritan usually associated being wealthy to divinity, and it was a religion that did not usually benefit the poor. If any impoverished individuals or families followed the Puritan belief, it was because they were pressured to do so by their community, a community that was not tolerant of those who did not feel similarly to God as they did. But when the Great Awakening came, suddenly things started to get better for the poor, men such as Jonathon Edwards made them hope for a belief in God that would not hold them back or exclude them from holy divinity. If one were tot examine the groups of people the Great Awakening influenced the most, it would probably have to be the poor families, who blindly followed what some preachers said. This may seem like a negative idea, but it whatever the consequences, the Great Awakening had a huge effect on America today.
As for the group, I felt they could have prepared a lot more. I awarded them generously for managing to pull together what they did, but hopefully next time each member will work a little harder on their information. I did learn a few more things about the Great Awakening, but most of the facts came from Ms. Ramirez, which should have not been the case. The (unedited) thesis was, " During the 1730s and the 1740s, the mother country went through a series of revolutions that fought for religious freedom and therefore caused social, political, and economic change. The Great Awakening had a major impact to the New England colonies and shaped their society and caused many colonies to create war."
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