Even though some may disagree, the social causes of the American Revolution are the Great Awakening and the pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine. For instance, the Great Awakening was a religious revival from the 1730s-1740s. It preached ideas about religious freedom, and the formation of new types of churches that practiced different religions. As a result, this led to the American Revolution as the concept of religious freedom and personal faith inspired other types of freedom, such as political freedom from England. As people throughout the colonies united to share their ideas about self-government. This led to a stronger national identity as Americans wanted to be free from British rule leading to the American Revolution. Additionally,