USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
A
A witch
B
forced to leave her home forever because of her height
C
died of the first known disease in Plymouth
D
A religious woman who read her bible without the minsters present
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anne Hutchinson was an influential Puritan spiritual leader in colonial New England who challenged the religious doctrines of her time. Through the popularity of her preaching, and her unorthodox beliefs, Hutchinson garnered the disapproval the elders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony .

Detailed explanation-2: -Considered one of the earliest American feminists, Anne Hutchinson was a spiritual leader in colonial Massachusetts who challenged male authority-and, indirectly, acceptable gender roles-by preaching to both women and men and by questioning Puritan teachings about salvation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643), a Puritan religious leader and preacher who was tried and convicted for heresy, has been variously portrayed as a defender of feminism and of freedom of religion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anne Hutchinson (née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638.

Detailed explanation-5: -The following day Hutchinson changed her position. She freely acknowledged that God spoke to her directly.

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