Assess the extent to which the great awakening, an intensely religious mass movement, contributed to the breaking down of sectional boundaries, promoted religious pluralism, and facilitated a sense among americans that they were a single people, united by a common history and shared social and cultural experiences.

The Great Awakening (or Evangelical Revival) was a series of Christian revivals that took place in Britain and the Thirteen colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.

1. It contributed to the breakdown of sectional boundaries because of its emphasis of religion in private life. Groups that had lacked autonomy, such as women, engaged in introspection and formed a cohesive view of themselves in society. Similarly, Black Africans (some free, some slaves) were allowed to participate in elements of social life for the first time.

2. The Awakening promoted religious pluralism because people were encouraged to live their religious life in all aspects of their lives. It became an emotional affair. It also involved religious actors from various backgrounds, most notably, Calvinism and Puritanism.

3. The revival also instilled a sense of unity among Americans, who realized that they had an identity that was distinct to that of Europeans. The evangelical movement highlighted those differences and encouraged them to look for attitudes and practices that worked better for them. Prof. Alan Heimert argues that the Great Awakening had an enormous influence on the American Revolution.

trade regulation is a field of law, often bracketed with antitrust (as in the phrase “antitrust and trade regulation law”), including government regulation of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive business acts or practices. antitrust law is often considered a subset of trade regulation law. franchise and distribution law, consumer protection law, and advertising law are sometimes considered parts of trade regulation law.

in general the theory of economics says that the more open to trade a country is the better   the result for the same country and the whole economies.

in real life countries impose taxes, quotas, etc which is not so good for the economies.

this kind of commercial war between the usa and china is slowing down the growth of the whole world so we can say that it is a draw back of trade regulations. and the free trade agreements are benefits of trade regulations.

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