Culture in the American Colonies
The eighteenth century was a pivotal period in the continuing struggle between the secular and the spiritual.
The Protestant Reformation had lost its fury. Thanks in part to the
riches of the New World, people on both sides of the Atlantic were experiencing a commercial bonanza that was bringing to many persons a standard of living heretofore reserved only for kings and the nobility. The
"new science" was making itself felt. Many hoped to unlock …
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…and declining
opportunity in some areas, and the ever-present fear of deprivation from Indians and French along the frontier. The effects of the Great Awakening
was that it created a multitude of true believers and a plethora of
new sects. It wrought havoc on the institutional structure of the colonies, lessened respect for authority, and, some have agreed, created fertile soil for the seeds of revolution. It also stimulated the founding of several
colonial colleges.
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