- PII
- S013038640003802-0-
- DOI
- 10.31857/S013038640003802-0
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 1
- Pages
- 25-36
- Abstract
The First Great Awakening was a powerful religious movement that swept across all British colonies in North America and coincided with the Enlightenment. It had a profound effect on all aspects of colonial life, greatly affecting religion, politics, and ideology. Religious texts dominated colonial newspapers creating unique channels of communication and information exchange in America.
- Keywords
- Great Awakening, colonial newspapers, New England Puritanism, “New Lights”, American War of Independence
- Date of publication
- 07.02.2019
- Year of publication
- 2019
- Number of purchasers
- 90
- Views
- 2428
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