Anne Hutchinson
1591-1643
Colonial America, early 1600s
A Pioneer for Religious Freedom
Biography
● 1591 born in England
● 1634 immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony
● Began leading religious discussions
● Governor John Winthrop led charge against her
for violating Puritan beliefs
● 1637-8 brought to trial, banished
● Moved to Rhode Island
● 1643 killed in an Indian attack
● Remembered today as pioneer for religious
freedom ("Anne Hutchinson.”)
(“Colonial America Anne
Hutchinson.”)
Hutchinson’s Controversial
Beliefs
● “As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for
those who have not the light which makes plain the pathway”
("Anne Hutchinson Quotes").
● Anne Hutchinson believed
○ faith is personal and that people don't need pastors to be
Christians.
○ that GRACE and a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
was more important than the PURITAN beliefs of GOOD
WORKS or LAW.
● Antinomian—against the law. ("Anne Hutchinson")
The Trial
● brought to trial in 1637.
● Puritan preachers stressed the
“covenant of works." Anne Hutchinson
believed in a “covenant of grace.”
● Found guilty and banished from the
Massachusetts Bay Colony (“Mrs. Anne
Hutchinson—Trial at Newton.”).
● Hutchinson said: “But now having seen
him which is invisible I fear not what
man can do unto me” (“Anne Hutchinson
Quotes”).
(“Mrs. Anne Hutchinson—Trial at
Newton.”)
Other Related Events
● Hutchinson was part of Colonial America. Settlers had
been coming since 1620.
● 1630: John Winthrop came to MA with 1000 Puritans to
escape religious persecution.
● The Puritans’ strong religious beliefs caused them to be
separate from and judge others.
● 1636 Rhode Island is established as a haven of religious
freedom
● Puritan influence also led the Salem Witch Trials of
1692.
(“Early Colonial Era Beginnings to 1700.”)
Other important women’s
achievements
● Anne Bradstreet (b. 1612): first woman poet
published (“Early Colonial Era Beginnings to 1700”).
● Margaret Brent of Maryland (b. 1601) is
wealthy and powerful landowner and an
early women’s rights advocate (“Margaret Brent: A Woman of
Property”).
● Henrietta Deering Johnston (b. 1670)
considered one of the first important women
artists (“Johnston, Henrietta Deering”).
Works Cited
“Anne Hutchinson.” 7 Oct. 2002. Annehutchinson.com. 6 Sept. 2008
“Anne Hutchinson Quotes.” 2008. Brainyquotes.com. 6 Sept. 2008.
“Colonial America Anne Hutchinson.” u-s-history.com. 6 Sept. 2008.
“Early Colonial Era Beginnings to 1700.” 1998. Thehistoryplace.com. 6 Sept. 2008.
“Johnston, Henrietta Deering.” 2004. The History Channel A&E Television Networks. 6 Sept. 2008.
“Margaret Brent: A Woman of Property.” Archiving Early America. 6 Sept. 2008.
“Mrs. Anne Hutchinson—Trial at Newton.” 1637. piney-2.com. 6 Sept. 2008.
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