Question

What do you imagine some of the Great Awakening’s “significant political consequences” alluded to by Eric Foner might have been?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:The impact of the Great Awakening spread beyond purely spiritual matters. The

newspaper and pamphlet wars it inspired greatly expanded the circulation of

printed material in the colonies. The revivals encouraged many colonists to trust

their own views rather than those of established elites. In listening to the sermons

of self-educated preachers, forming Bible study groups, and engaging in intense

religious discussions, ordinary colonists asserted the right to independent

judgment…. The revivalists’ aim was spiritual salvation, not social or political

revolution. But the independent frame of mind they encouraged would have

significant political consequences.”