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    him. As a Separist‚ he claimed that the Church of England was corrupt‚ and he must establish a new church and place to worship God. Williams was exiled to Salem for disseminating “newe and dangerous opinions” He then fled to Rhode Island to escape his exile. In Rhode Island‚ he built the first Baptist church and established complete freedom of religion. In New England‚ the Anglicans seemed to have become more relax. The Church of England was most commonly referred to as Anglicans; it became the

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    Summary of Anne Hutchison

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    Anne Hutchinson was the spirited daughter of a clergyman. She was born in England‚ but moved to Boston in 1634. The main reason she moved was to follow Reverend John Cotton‚ whom she greatly admired. Once in Boston‚ Cotton helped to get Anne accepted into the church. She was very spiritual and would have gatherings at her house in which those there could discuss the sermon of the week. This started out as a godly activity‚ but soon began to be a place where people could complain about and criticize

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    CCRI email address‚ course subject etc. 3. The JAA (Joint Admissions Agreement) is an organization that give CCRI students the opportunity who are interesting to complete an associate degree at CCRI and then transfer to Rhode Island College (RIC) or the University of Rhode Island (URI) to be conditionally accepted while a student at CCRI. You can also get more about the program by making an appointment to meet with an advisor in the Department of Advising and Counseling. Benefits •60 credits that

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    Several sects from all over Europe made North America their home throughout the 17th century. Beginning with the southern Chesapeake colonies‚ the North American regions were assembled by their founding nations. English Puritans and Separatists and Spanish Conquistadores eventually formed settlements in the New World; however‚ Puritans and Separatists and Spanish Conquistadores differed fundamentally in their original motivation to explore the foreign paradise. After facing prosecution in England

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    Terms: Joint Stock Company -- Anne Hutchinson Review Questions: 1 - 5 Joint Stock Company: an incorporated business with transferable shares and with shareholders having either limited or unlimited liability for debts of the business. i. Essentially lead to Britain’s courage to invest in colonies/ get the wealth to do so. Virginia Company: joint stock companies chartered by James I with the purpose of establishing settlements off the coast of North America. ii. When settlement ultimately

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    religion to be enacted and enforced in any civil state..." (Doc F). Roger Williams wanted more religious tolerance but this challenged the Puritan leaders‚ and for this he was banished. Later Roger Williams went on to found the colony of Rhode Island as almost a ’safe zone’ for other religions. As for political development‚ because of the Puritan’s strict beliefs and strong punishments‚ other religions developed in New England. The Puritan leaders did not like religious freedom. "He that is

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     Anglican Church reform too slow‚ moderate Puritans  Bay Colony - “We shall be that city upon a hill” Winthrop o Connecticut‚ the “Blue Law State”  Founded by energetic Puritans  wanted a closer church-government alliance o Exception of Rhode Island also found based for religious freedom.  Founded by Roger Williams to “protest” against Puritan’s strict tolerations  freedom of worship - Chesapeake colonies founded for economic reasons o Jamestown settlers looked for gold  Gentlemen faced

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    throne after the civil wars. After Charles II was restored to the British throne‚ he hoped to control his colonies more firmly‚ but was shocked to find how much his orders were ignored by Massachusetts. He gave royal charters to Connecticut and Rohde island and implemented the Dominion of New England. They generally failed because the English crown had left the colonies in isolation for many years‚ while it had to fight civil war. Suddenly after a taste of liberty‚ the colonies were not ready to subjugate

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    was at a moderate amount. Although colonies such as Virginia and Massachusetts had little to no religious freedom‚ there were colonies such as Pennsylvania and Rhode Island that had a certain degree of tolerance for other religions. With Virginia being Anglican with its laws‚ Massachusetts having puritans and separatists‚ Rhode Island having Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson‚ and Pennsylvania having William Penn along with Quakers‚ it was inevitable for religious tolerance to be expressed in different

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    preaching his “four extreme positions” (NAAL‚ Volume A‚ 174)‚ specifically stating that the New England churches should separate from the Church of England. In 1636‚ Hutchinson and Williams founded a colony named Providence Plantation‚ located in Rhode Island. Their colony was meant to serve as a safe place for those of differing religions and beliefs‚ to live free of persecution. Anne Hutchinson and her husband‚ William‚ were devout followers of Cotton Mather‚ a Puritan preacher at the Second Church

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