The First Great Awakening was a period of spiritual renewal that occurred during the mid-18th century. This period also saw a great deviation from the Catholic belief system and the emergence of more Protestant sect religious churches such as the Baptist and the Methodists.
This spiritual revival and awakening began as a result of the oppressive nature of the Catholic Church of England. Beginning in the American colonies, the religious prosecution led to the revival and emergence or founding of a different Christian belief path such as the <u>Baptists and the Methodist Churches.</u>
