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Summary Of Trial And Interrogation Of Anne Hutchinson

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Throughout the seventeenth century, religious freedom was essentially a key to the new forming colonies. Many pursued the “New World” looking to gain individual rights for their own personal beliefs- which we understand today as religious freedom. The main group seeking this freedom was the Puritans who came to the New World from England. When the Puritans had reached the land where they wished to settle they called it the Massachusetts’s Bay Colony. The colony was said to be a place where one could express their beliefs freely. Two main people who fought to express their personal beliefs were Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson. However, these two were both banned from the colony for stating their faith. The documents “Trial and Interrogation …show more content…

Anne has been called into court because of the meetings she was holding in her house discussing religious topics for men and women. The court did not agree with her because they felt she was distributing false opinions. Her beliefs did not match with the popular opinions of the religion and she was being punished for stating her own individual beliefs. The article is the conversation between Mrs. Hutchinson and Governor Winthrop explaining to Mrs. Hutchinson her charges and how to change what she has been doing in order for him not to have to take further actions against her. The author’s position on the topic is hard to tell from just the reading since it is direct dialogue between the governor and Mrs. Hutchinson. The writer is ultimately trying to portray the dedication Hutchinson has to her beliefs by simply debating back and forth with the judge on what she actually did wrong. Nevertheless, Anne was not the only one affected in this colony for stating her …show more content…

Anne and Roger were considered missionaries and were determined to express their faith to those who didn’t have one or didn’t know any better. Both of these articles are written from direct sources, one being Roger Williams himself, and the other being a firsthand experience of a witness of the conversation taking place in the courtroom. However, the articles differ in the gender aspect of the time period. Obviously, men were shown to be superior to women and gender roles were significant in the 1700’s. That is another reason Anne Hutchinson was condemned. Her meetings started off being only women and then men grew interest and started attending too which annoyed the

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