Great Awakening & Immigration to Democracy

The Great Awakening contributed to a more democratic society in the American Colonies by uniting colonists as a whole and creating a sense of awareness in their newly formed culture as much as immigration to the New World from a wide mixture of European and African countries did by making America a nearly classless society, both of which are essential in democracies. The Great Awakening was a religious movement focused to revive the dying religion in the colonies. Clergymen toured the colonies and created a greater sense of a national pride and togetherness. Many religious boundaries were broken and Americans thought of themselves as a single people. This feeling was crucial to form a democracy. Immigration proved to be just as important. Because there was such a wide variety of ethnicities and cultures and many colonists had to start their life all over again, a strict and immobile class system was not formed in the new colonies, with the exception of slavery. This equality was also crucial in creating a democracy in the American colonies.