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The Great Awakening marked a key transition from the lukewarm style of religion fostered by "established" (tax-supported) colonial churches to the strong commitment required by the "voluntary" (member-supported) churches that became the American norm, in that the Great Awakening was a religious movement that sárked people's fervor for religious teachings. This means that was a movement supported by the people.
There were many preachers in this movement that acted as leaders of their churches and people followed without questioning. Among the most important preachers of the time were George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards. This religious revival started in the 1730s in the New England colonies.
The great awakening played a prominent role in promoting the American Revolution in that Evangelical Protestantism supported and promoted the idea of Independence. This idea spread all over the 13 colonies and served to unify the colonies against the tyranny of the English crown.
