How did the Great Awakening impact the power of established colonial churches?

It weakened their authority by promoting a personal approach to faith.

It gave them more political power over the colonial governments.

It increased their wealth through mandatory donations from all colonists.

It led to them merging with churches from England.

Why did preachers during the Great Awakening believe a religious revival was necessary?

They wanted to introduce new political ideas from Europe.

They felt colonists had lost their personal commitment to God.

They needed to standardize religious rules across all colonies.

They were instructed by the King of England to do so.

Following church rules was more important than personal belief.

A person could connect with God without a minister's help.

Only sermons delivered in Latin were considered valid.

Religious faith should be practiced in private, not in public.

To create new trade routes between the colonies and Europe.

To encourage a more personal and emotional style of religious faith.

To establish the Church of England as the only official church.

To protest unfair taxes imposed by the British government.

They served as political leaders who wrote new laws for the colonies.

They were wealthy merchants who funded the construction of new churches.

They were traveling preachers who delivered powerful, emotional sermons.

They organized colonists into different social classes based on wealth.