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en-wikipedia-org-8163		First Great Awakening - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	8897	1060	63	Evangelical preachers "sought to include every person in conversion, regardless of gender, race, and status".[2] Throughout the North American colonies, especially in the South, the revival movement increased the number of African slaves and free blacks who were exposed to and subsequently converted to Christianity.[3] It also inspired the founding of new missionary societies, such as the Baptist Missionary Society in 1792.[4] Through their efforts, New England experienced a "great and general Awakening" between 1740 and 1743 characterized by a greater interest in religious experience, widespread emotional preaching, and intense emotional reactions accompanying conversion, including fainting and weeping.[50] There was a greater emphasis on prayer and devotional reading, and the Puritan ideal of a converted church membership was revived.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8163.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8163.txt