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What was the Great Awakening?
  1. The abolition of slavery in the North, leading to the passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
  2. The period of peace following the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763
  3. The discovery that the colonies could look to trade with other countries besides Britain when it could not alone absorb the products begin produced in the colonies.
  4. A great religious revival that began in Massachusetts in the 1730s.
Explanation
Answer - D - The Great Awakening was a great religious revival that began in Massachusetts in the 1730s.

Key Takeaway: The Great Awakening was a huge moment for history in the colonies. The most prominent American theologian at the time, Jonathan Edwards, was said to greatly stir congregations with his “fire-and-brimstone” sermons. His most famous work, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, exemplified this. The Great Awakening was significant because: it was the first movement to involve all of the colonies; it diminished the role of the Anglican clergy in the New World; it established universities such as Princeton, Brown, Rutgers, and Dartmouth; it introduced American theology to Europe; and it led to the development of new religions and competition among colonial churches.
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