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Thre examples of higher education
Harvard College: Named after John Harvard made to advance learning
Yale College: Founded by Puritans when they saw that Harvard had been infected by liberal ideas
Dartmouth College: Originally opened for the Indians
William and Mary
Only public college
What was the original purpose of a higher education?
To train young men into becoming missionaries and pastors
Apprenticeship
Used to train young boys how to trade. Normally lasted 7 yrs or until they were 21
Congregationalism
Puritans believed that members of the church congregations had a say in the church
Half-Way Covenant
Allowed the children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized and become church members and have political rights
Perishes
Small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor
Religious tolerance
All people have the right to believe what they want as long as it goes according to the law
Great Awakening
A powerful revival that began in the 1720s. This revival impacted the English colonies. The Great Awakening resulted in higher education, increased missionary works and world wide results. It was also the first major ânationalâ event that the colonies experienced.
Jonathan Edwards
100s of people were saved because of him. Most famously known for his sermon âsinners in the hands of Godâ
George Whitfield
English preacher who founded the Bethesda Orphan House on Savannah.
Who/what was in opposition to the Great Awakening?
Congregationalists and Anglicans
Deism
Belief in the existence of a supreme being specifically a creator who intervenes with the universe
Unitarianism
Denied the doctrine of the Trinity, instead, proposed the âunityâ of God
Old Deludur Satan Act
Required the communities to provide education for the local children by hiring a school teacher
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