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    “The Political Trial of Anne Hutchinson” is an article written by Anne Fairfax and Jack Schwartz for the New England Quarterly in 1978. It talks about the time period of which Anne Hutchinson, a religious housewife in 1637, had different beliefs than the Massachusetts colonies. She held meetings that would discuss that week’s sermon. After sometime, these meetings gained a lot of recognition which brought in a large following. She became a very popular religious leader in the 1630’s. Her beliefs

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    Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Prophet is a novel that tells the story of a puritan who fought for religion. She fought for the belief of predestination and of free grace. Hall uses her life to tell the story of religion and how her inspiration got religion to where it is in modern day. He shows us how Hutchinson’s courage to speak her thoughts helped make free religion which was a new concept for the world. Anne Hutchinson fought hard for what she believed in. She faced the humiliation of being banished

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    who influenced literature and the entire colonies was a woman who came over from Europe. Anne Hutchinson was a woman who sailed over as a puritan and stirred the flow of the colonies. Although her powerful character wasn’t appreciated, Hutchinson changed America forever. In detail, Anne Hutchinson was first born as Anne Marbury, and she was a daughter of an Anglican clergyman and an herbalist. In 1591, Anne Marbury was born in a town named Alford in Lincolnshire, England. However, according to Biography

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    Should Puritan leaders banish Anne Hutchinson? Tiffany Jones After analyzing the information provided in the primary sources I believe that the Puritan leaders should absolutely banish Anne Hutchinson. Part of the Puritans beliefs was that they had a special relationship with God, and to be worthy of God’s grace the Puritans felt it necessary to instill very strict moral codes as well as religious standards. (SAS Curriculum Pathways,2017) Anne Hutchinson went against everything the Puritans

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    Differences between Anne Hutchinson and Hester Prynne While many people may feel that Anne Hutchinson has nothing in common with Hester Pyrnne they actually more alike than most people would think. Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of “The Scarlet Letter,” used many references to Anne Hutchinson in his book. During his life, he wrote a sketch of Hutchinson thus portraying his interest towards her and the characteristics of her life. It could be accurate to say that Anne Hutchinson was used as a guide

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    The Massachusetts Bay Colony Case Against Anne Hutchinson is a transcription of a court trial. The document was written in 1637 by an unnamed person, who worked for the court. It was written to keep a record of the trial and to set a precedent for future trials. Anne Hutchinson was on trial for holding and practicing beliefs that were considered threatening to the stability of the church and community. Anne Hutchinson was convicted of antinomianism and was subsequently excommunicated from the colony

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    Colony: The Threat of Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson was tried and banished from the colony by the Massachusetts Bay General Court in November of 1637 (35). Hutchinson had arrived in Massachusetts Bay after her minister and mentor John Cotton had fled there to avoid the summons to London he had received from the Archbishop Laud to answer for his behavior in continuing as a Puritan minister despite the reforms King Charles had placed banishing such practices (36-37). The Hutchinson family arrived in

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    Historical Essay Anne Hutchinson was a very important woman in the 1600’s this is because she is most well known for her role in the antinomian controversy in Massachusetts Bay Colony. The “term "antinomian" literally means "one who is against the law" (anti = against, nomos = the law) and was used by the orthodox Puritans as a slanderous term against Anne Hutchinson's followers.” (1.) “She caused a great deal of trouble to the church by stating the clerical doctrine of the covenant of grace in

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    The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans. New York: Harper Collins, 2004. Anne Hutchinson was a remarkable colonial woman who first came to Massachusetts in the fall of 1634. She is less remembered for her contributions in the new world as a wife, mother of fourteen, and midwife to many than for her eventual trial and banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. I was interested in writing a paper on a colonial woman and chose Anne Hutchinson after a "Google" search

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    In my opinion, I think Anna Hutchinson is a good model for Hester Prynne, because Anne was a radical Puritan leader who resembles Hester. However, it was based on her strengths, beliefs, and the flexibility of her personality. Although, it did not cow down from the harshness that imposed by the state of the things and the politics of the settlement because of her independence. In the beginning of both of Hester's and Anne's they both started out with a dissimilar road. Hester had an hasty behavior

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