It is 1638, and the Massachusetts Bay colony is in a time when its’ community is in a religious uproar. The Puritan Europeans had left their homeland to seek a new religious freedom. They wanted to be the beacon of light and be a perfect example of what a Protestant world should be. When many of the people questioned this image of a ‘perfect world’, actions had to be taken to secure their way of life and preserve the colony. A group of people called Antinomians said that the ministers were teaching the covenant of works and not that salvation is given freely by God. Anne Hutchinson was had many of the same beliefs. Anne was a very out spoken woman who was not afraid to share her point of view. Because she challenged the order of the Puritan community, held different theological views and challenged male authority, she was banished from the colony. Although many of these actions contributed to t
In conclusion, there was not just one reason that Anne Hutchinson was banished. Many pieces added up to the banishment, but the most important reason was that she was a strong willed and verbal woman in a time when that was looked down upon. Others felt the same and shared her views, but were not banished. It was predetermined to get rid of her from the start.
The most important reason Anne Hutchinson was banished was because she was a woman who was out spoken when women were suppose to be “submissive and supportive” (33). Anne held meeting on weeknights and taught her beliefs to anyone who listened. That included men. This upset the leaders of the colony. She would teach to whoever would listen. This is what set her apart from the others who felt the same way she did, and why they did not become banished. Even in the court discussion, they were probing to see if men were taught at the meeti
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