The Research Of The Great Awakening And American Colonies Colleges

In the early 18th century, accompanied by the increasing population of North American and wealth accumulation, religious zeal in North American began to fall. Many religious personages raised the "Great Awakening" movement in order to save their faith. North Americans enjoyed more of religious freedom than their fellow countrymen in Europeans. North American education just based on such a background for a period of development.In the period of the "Great Awakening" movement, there were six colleges set up. In 1746, New Jersey College, the fourth of higher education school in North America, gained the charter and was found. It was taken charged by "New Side" Presbyterian Church. Five years later, Philadelphia College was founded. It was the only school without any religious ideas in the nine colony colleges. Since William-Mary College was in the south, it was difficult for the north students to go for study. In 1754, the King George II issued a charter; the King College was set up in New York. Other three colleges were the Rhode Island College, built in 1764; the Queen's College, found in 1766; and Dartmouth College, set up in 1770. These three colleges were all established by religious sects, but the educational aims were not a simple religious education any more.The spirits of the "Great Awakening" movement, such as freedom, tolerance, as well as the essence of European science affected the colleges. The founding of the nine institutions and the development of the higher education in United States provided the foundation, and it took the higher education a hard and significant step. With the influence of the "Great Awakening" movement, great changes had taken place in the nine colony college, including the university ideals, academic freedom, curriculum and patriotic behaviors.We must pay attention to this:the population of whole colony was small and material shortages were obviously. Meanwhile, the Americans had just struggled from a campaign. Facing such pressure, the school leaders went though the difficult period, insisted on his academic faith and perseverance.