Anne Hutchinson Research Paper
Anne Marbury Hutchinson was a puritan who came to an American colony following the puritan leader John Cotton. She was home-schooled and self taught herself. Her spouse was William Hutchinson, a chief magistrate of the colony of Portsmouth on the island of Aquidneck. She lived from 1591-1643 in a Massachusetts colony for a while until she was brought to court for being charged with sedition and contempt of the Government and was kicked out. Hutchinson challenged the authority of the Priests at the church and said that they were not able leaders of the New Testament. She was a brave strong leader who didn’t give up and fought as hard as she did. When women heard about this story they tried to be strong and determined just like Hutchinson. Also
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Even though people knew that she was kicked out for something she believed in and that she was trying her hardest to prove her point, they wanted to be as determined as her. Hutchinson had gotten many people on her side to only believe in what the Bible said and that what the ministers taught was not what the religion meant. She believed that the ministers and priests were teaching the wrong facts of the religion and that she was going to change it, but when the government and churches heard about it they tried to shut her down very quickly. A short term effect was that in result the colony matured as a whole. The people who were with Hutchinson and believed in what she believed were obviously mad that they too got kicked out, but also relieved to know that they were somewhat free from the priests and ministers of the colony now because they were not living there so they can believe in what they think is right. Also the churches matured because now they know how to deal with a controversy like this and also they now know to be on the lookout for this. Hutchinson also played a role in inspiring the colony's women to become braver and more determined. Also when women heard about this, they were happy to know that someone of their own gender stepped up to be a leader and never backed down to the court, but also mad because some of their “friends” were kicked out for something that they believed
Even though people knew that she was kicked out for something she believed in and that she was trying her hardest to prove her point, they wanted to be as determined as her. Hutchinson had gotten many people on her side to only believe in what the Bible said and that what the ministers taught was not what the religion meant. She believed that the ministers and priests were teaching the wrong facts of the religion and that she was going to change it, but when the government and churches heard about it they tried to shut her down very quickly. A short term effect was that in result the colony matured as a whole. The people who were with Hutchinson and believed in what she believed were obviously mad that they too got kicked out, but also relieved to know that they were somewhat free from the priests and ministers of the colony now because they were not living there so they can believe in what they think is right. Also the churches matured because now they know how to deal with a controversy like this and also they now know to be on the lookout for this. Hutchinson also played a role in inspiring the colony's women to become braver and more determined. Also when women heard about this, they were happy to know that someone of their own gender stepped up to be a leader and never backed down to the court, but also mad because some of their “friends” were kicked out for something that they believed