"Now it pleased God to send Mr. Whitefield into this land; . And I soon heard he was come to New York and the Jerseys and great multitudes flocking after him under great concern for
their Souls and many converted which brought on my concern more and more hoping soon to
see him.
We went down in the stream, I heard no man speak a word all the way three miles but
every one pressing forward in great haste and when we got to the old meeting house there
was a great multitude; it was said to be 3 or 4000 of people assembled together..
And my hearing him preach gave me a heart wound; by God's blessing my old foundation
was broken up, and i saw that my righteousness would not save me; then I was convinced
of the doctrine of Election and went right to quarreling with God about it, because all that I
could do would not save me, and he had decreed from Eternity who should be saved and
who not. Nathaniel Cole
Which of the following best resulted from the Great Awakening?
A. Colonists became concerned about the religious affiliations of politicians.
B. Ideas of salvation as based on free will or on predestination both became more
popular.
C. Religious activity infused the masses, including slaves and women.
D. Traditional authority and the commercial society was widely questioned