Which of the following statements best describes how the first great awakening influenced the american revolution?
a. political leaders found religious meetings to be perfect forums for their views on how the colonies should separate from great britain.
b. religious meetings allowed colonists to gather secretly to create documents addressing grievances with the british government.
c. religious leaders actively encouraged citizens to collectively gather in an effort to revolt against their local government.
d. people were encouraged to voice their disagreements with church leaders, which led to people voicing their opinions about government.

d.People were encouraged to voice their disagreements with church leaders, which led to people voicing their opinions about government.

Explanation:

There was a Protestant movement called "The Great Awakening" in the 1730s-1740s which unified the religious forces in the colonies, which was the first step towards their final unification.  The movement consisted in preaching values of Protestantism, apparently forgotten by the inhabitants of the colonies. Some ministers traveled through the colonies seeking to realize the movement.  People who adhered to these ideals were called "New Lights" and people who did not adhere to them were called "Old Lights". After this event, US religiosity would decline for at least 80 years.

This movement failed to religiously unify the country, but at least it was a first step towards political unification that would culminate in the country's independence.

The first major awakening encouraged people to express their disagreements with church leaders, prompting people to express their views on the government.

1. the group that formally abolished the monarchy was the roundheads. after the monarchy was abolished, the english commonwealth was created. it was led by oliver cromwell, who later took the title lord protector. this leader was a puritan, meaning that he supported removing catholic rituals from the church of england.

2. identify a central idea in the bill of rights.

a.   the monarch could only exercise power as stated in the law.

3. ascended the english throne as   a joint monarch after accepting   the bill of rights   mary ii

appointed catholics as government   officials and recruited them in the   army

james ii

conquered ireland and established   the commonwealth

oliver cromwell

lost a long, bloody civil war against   forces loyal to parliament

charles i

was crowned king after a period   of commonwealth rule in england

charles ii

4. identify two effects of the glorious revolution on the english monarchy.

the idea of monarchs ruling by divine right was rejected.

a limited, constitutional monarchy was established.

5. what are two ways the bill of rights opposes the idea of the divine right of kings?

it stated that the monarch's power was subject to limits set by parliament.

it abolished the role of the monarch as the head of the church of england.