After reading the brief information on George Whitefield on the handout I have provided for you and the link to his bio below answer the questions that follow. Then read about “Nathan Cole’s Spiritual Travels” to learn about the effect Whitefield had on people of this time period. Once you have read the article, fill in the chart I provided you about Nathan Cole’s Spiritual Travels.
1. Where and how did Whitefield’s career as a preacher begin?
2. What made Whitefield so different (and widely popular) from other preachers of time period?
3. What were some of his main messages about religion?
4. What does his widespread popularity, and the popularity of other like him tell us about the time period of the Great Awakening?