Today we have the First Amendment to the Constitution. This would have protected Anne Hutchinson from Puritan judgement. Do you think James Madison, the author of the first amendment, had Hutchinson in mind when he wrote this law?
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Haleigh SchlapiaThis is a primary source. This contains information that dates back to the time period..-Haleigh Schlapia
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Add Sticky NoteHutchinson's "crime" was expressing religious beliefs that were different from the colony's rulers. In the year 1637, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, that was against the law--especially for a woman.
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Add Sticky NoteHutchinson believed that people could communicate directly with God--without the help of ministers or the Bible.
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Why is this belief threatening to a Puritan government?
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The Church controlled the political power.
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Anne Hutchinson's meetings deeply divided the colony--and caused alarm among the colony's leaders.
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Add Sticky Notehey believed that women should obey men at all times, and that women should be forbidden to teach about religion. And they feared that if people followed Anne Hutchinson, the ministers would lose their influence over the people.
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"Well behaved women rarely make history" - Laurel Thatcher Urlich. Do you think the Puritan minsters were going to be more open to women if Hutchinson never spoke up?
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eld meetings that were "not tolerable" in the sight of God. In addition, she had stepped beyond the bounds of what was allowed for women.
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Hutchinson.
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used the Bible and the men's own words to skillfully defend herself. She stated that holding meetings in the home to discuss religion had been a common Puritan practice in England.
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he used the Bible and the men's own words to skillfully defend herself. She stated that holding meetings in the home to discuss religion had been a c
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ommon Puritan practice in England
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only God could be her judge
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But even amidst persecution, the idea of religious freedom grew
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18 Jun 09
Bob MaloyThe history of Anne Hutchinson and how she stood up for her religious freedom in 1637. She no longer followed the Puritan ways and for this she was put on trial. Learn the outcome of her trial here!
PBS women Religion AnneHutchinson massachusettshistory colonialhistory Puritans women'shistory Grade5.7
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