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January 1st, 2008
6x Anne Hutchinson
Historical Events during the life of Anne Hutchinson


Anne Hutchinson lived during a very important time in history. She was born in Alford, England in 1591. In 1607 the English settled Jamestown, Virginia. Also during this time period Pilgrims were traveling on the Mayflower to what was later known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony,

In 1612 Anne Hutchinson was married to William Hutchinson. A few years after they were married Puritans began leaving England and traveling to America to set up their own city. Roger Williams was one of the leaders of the Puritans travels. He was a minister who was thrown out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He settled in Rhode Island, which was the first colony to give people religious freedom. In 1633 John Cotton (Anne Hutchinson’s teacher) sailed to America. A year later Anne and William Hutchinson along with most of their children, arrive in America. Anne and William were granted membership to the Church of Boston.

In 1636 Henry Vane, a supporter of Anne Hutchinson, was elected governor of Massachusetts. Also during this time period John Winthrop regains the governor’s seat of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Anne continued to voice her beliefs and hold meetings for women to gather in her home. She was sentenced to trial in 1637. She was later found guilty of heresy and forced to leave the colony. She decided to join Roger Williams and form the colony of Rhode Island.

Other colonies were later formed similar to Rhode Island. In 1682 William Penn followed the ideas of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams and set up the colony of Pennsylvania. It was the Pennsylvania Quakers that made the first formal protest against slavery.

Anne’s death was very ironic. The Indians killed her and all but one of her children in 1643. She had fought hard her whole life for equality of all people including the Indians, which is why it was very sad that they killed her in the end. She had a very influential life that forever changed history.

Anne Hutchinson - Major Contributions

Anne Hutchinson made many important contributions during her life. Her beliefs were ahead of her time, which is why she was faced with conflict. She stood up to the close-minded Puritans for what she believed. After being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony she was killed by the Native Americans. Her ideas along with those of people such as John Winthrop paved the way for religious freedom.

One of Anne’s most important contributions was her work for women and Native Americans rights. She risked being persecuted by the Puritans by having secret meetings in her house for women to come and speak about religion and faith. During this time, people were expected to follow the Church of England. Women were totally ignored and rejected by the Puritan church in Massachusetts. Anne had moved to Massachusetts Bay in hopes to find religions toleration but quickly found at the Puritan church was also very exclusive and had no toleration for any other religions. She advocated women to speak freely for the first time. At her meetings women began to question the ideas the church was preaching to them and also began to express their own ideas. Because of these meetings she was placed on trial.

The idea that anyone could speak to God directly was another contribution of Anne Hutchinson on society. Influenced by her father she read and followed the Bible. She felt she could talk to God through reading the scripture herself and interpreting it in her own life. For this reason she was persecuted by the Puritans who believed that God could only be reached through following the corrupted ministers of the Church of England.

Anne Hutchinson was a major contributor to the founding of Providence Rhode Island. When she was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, her and her family set out to find a place where there was complete toleration for all religions and beliefs. They landed in an area of Rhode Island that is now considered Providence. Even after she was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony her ideas spread throughout the community. Her practices eventually lead to the new constitution, which stated religious freedom for all religions and all people for the first time. As a result of her teachings the colony promised to teach new ministers practices that would secure a peaceful future.

Anne Hutchinson’s footsteps paved the path for women and religious freedom. Her ideas shaped the society we experience today. She fought for womens rights in a time when men did not consider women worthy on an intellectual level. She also fought for the rights of the Native Americans whose land was being

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The Unforgettable Journey




“At last we have arrived! From this day on we will call this area Jamestown.”

Alexander Williams arrived to Virginia winter of 1607. He left behind him all of his wealth and loving family. His privileged upbringing prepared him to conquer and dominate wherever he went. He and his trusty assistant Robert had been traveling for days, when they finally arrived at their destination. Robert was timid and shy but he trusted Alexander. They had been friends since they were young boys and did almost everything together. They left England with hopes to find a new land they could call their own. They decided to set sail on the open sea. Once they had settled they called the newly found land Jamestown.

Jamestown faced many hardships at first. Alexander and Robert were found themselves with many obstacles to overcome. Alexander had never worked a day in his life, which was about to change. He came from a wealthy family who hired servants to field the crops while he and his father worked on trades with the Native Americans. “Robert, our food source is dwindling”, Alexander found himself saying almost every day. As Alexander was contemplating how to find dinner he knew something had to be done. It was impossible to trade with the Native Americans in Jamestown because of the lack of trust between them and the Europeans. The Native Americans were scared of the Europeans because they were plaguing the Native Americans with unwanted diseases.

The first few days they were in Jamestown they were caught in the middle of a terrible snowstorm. Robert was constantly complaining and Alexander could not withstand much more. They did not have any supplies for the harsh weather conditions. Along with the other men who had made the same journey they started to build a fort for shelter.

The diseases and the starvation kept Alexander from initially developing Jamestown. The food source was depleting fast because, like Alexander and Robert, not a single person in Jamestown had the skills to raise crops. They took for granted the hard labor that goes into developing new land.

Everyone hoped that once the winter passed things would start turning in favor for Jamestown. Alexander noticed a change in Robert’s behavior though. Robert had always been full of life and willing to do anything. “Robert, we have things to do. Get up ! Get up!”, Alexander said one morning. But his behavior had been different these past couple days. He didn’t want to interact with anyone. “Sorry, not today Alexander. I am too tired and wasteful” replied Robert. He started complaining about mosquito bites he found on his leg but Alexander just thought it was Robert being his pesty self.

Alexander woke up early one morning to catch the beautiful morning sunrise. He tried to wake up Robert but he wouldn’t budge, so he decided to head down to the water himself. As he was sitting on a rock reading, he noticed a Native American woman standing in the distance. His eyes were drawn to her silky long hair and exquisite tribal jewelry. She was carrying with her a basket of crops. “ I must be dreaming”, Alexander mumbled to himself under his breath. He wondered how it was possible for her tribe to produce crops when Jamestown was lacking. Just as he was walking near her, she dropped her basket and he could tell she became very nervous. “ Wait, wait” Alexander yelled to the beautiful woman. He ran towards her to help but this only increased the tension between the two. At a quicker pace she gathered up all of her crops and rapidly ran back to her village. Alexander was confused and couldn’t wait to discuss with Robert what had happened.

When he got back to Jamestown he ran right up to the fort and started shaking Robert. He started yelling, “wake up, wake up” but Robert did not move. Alexander’s eyes began to tear and a sense of fear took over his whole body. Fellow mates started running over to Alexander who was now leaning over Robert’s body crying. They called for help but it took over an hour for the doctor to arrive. Robert had become pale and was sweating. The doctor would later tell Alexander that Robert had fallen from Malaria.


After loosing his best companion, Alexander was determined to change the face of Jamestown. “ I must make Jamestown the best place ever in memory of my best friend Robert!” Alexander exclaimed. His father had been a successful businessman in Europe and taught Alexander everything he knew. Using his business ability Alexander approached the Native Americans with a trade idea.

The Native Americans were reluctant to listen to Alexander at first. “ We do not trade with Europeans who try to steal our land” the tribal leaders would say. They were afraid that he would come and take over their land and leave them with nothing. He remembered the beautiful woman that had caught his eye the day Robert died. He went back to the same rock he had noticed her from. It was just his luck that he saw her again in the distance with her basket full of crops. The difference this time was that she was crying, and along side her was a young boy. He slowly walked towards her assuring her that he would not harm them in any way. “ Please listen to me, I am your friend, I will not hurt you” Alexander mouthed to the pair in the distance. When he reached the woman she broke down and explained that the little boy with her was her brother who had come down with a high fever. Alexander knew the necessary medicine to cure the fever. “ Please help him“ she cried to Alexander. He recognized the potential to trade the medicine for the opportunity to speak with the tribe leader.


He approached the leader of the tribe and offered the Native Americans weapons to fight off any invaders and the necessary medicine to cure the little boys fever in exchange for their tobacco crop. “ Please take this trade I offer you to better the both of us!” Alexander said to the tribe leader.

After the Indians agreed to his trade, Jamestown began to flourish. Tobacco had become their new source or wealth and prosperity. Smoking tobacco was popular in Europe at this time. Alexander started selling the tobacco in great quantities at a high price. The money helped him build homes, schools, shopping stores and expand the economy of Jamestown. In memorial to his trusty companion Robert he named the first school of Jamestown – Roberts Source of Education. He would never forget all he and Robert endured to accomplish Jamestown.

Anne Hutchinson- Family Life

THE INFLUENTIAL ASPECTS OF ANNE HUTCHINSON’S FAMILY LIFE


Anne Hutchinson’s family life shaped her into the woman she became. Her father had strong beliefs against the Church of England, which he passed on to his family. They felt that people could communicate with God themselves rather then blindly believing what the clergy at the time was preaching. Once she was married, Anne and her husband voyaged to America spreading their ideas along with their 15 children. She valued family life and her commitment as a wife and mother.

Anne was born in Alford, England in 1591. She was home schooled by her father, which played a large role in her strong convictions against the churches teachings. While learning at home she read many of her father books on theology and religion. It was from her dad’s influence that Anne became the strong-minded woman that she was. She grew up always wondering and questioning the fate of people like the Indians who knew nothing about Jesus Christ. When she was 21 years old she married Will Hutchinson. Will had inherited his fathers dry goods business where he worked while he and Anne were married. They had 15 children total by the time her and Will left Alford and moved to New England. While in England she and her family would drive hours on Sundays to hear John Cotton speak. In 1630 two of Anne’s daughters died. There was a terrible plague that hit London and she said that she had an inner knowing from God that something was going to happen to her children, which prepared her for their deaths. John Cotton was also very influential in Anne’s life. He was a Puritan minister who spoke out against the Catholic Church but also recognized there had to be changes in the current Protestant ministry. He left Alford and traveled to America along with Anne’s eldest son Edward. They wrote the Anne and Will many letters from America and urged them to come visit. In 1634 after feeling she was guided from a passage she read in the bible her and Will set sail to New England with their children. While in America she acted as a midwife and held many meetings at her home to teach women that God would speak to anyone who listened to him. After her trial, Anne and her family were banished and moved to the Roger Williams colony. Problems followed them again. They were faced with hurricanes and earthquakes, which caused one failed pregnancy for Anne. In 1642 Anne’s true love, Will, passed away taking with him a part of Anne. Ironically a few years later Anne and her children were all killed by the Indians.

Anne’s and her family were faced with many hardships and tragedy. She had a lot of goals and a strong mindset in her beliefs that she was determined to achieve. She valued her fathers beliefs which eventually shaped her whole life. Her loses of her husband and children made her even stronger and more prepped for her situation. Family was one of the most influential parts of her life.





















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1) Notable American Women, by Edward James, Belknap Press, 1971
2) Yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U.S.History/People/Hutchinson_Anne 1591-1643
3) The National Womens Hall of Fame
4) www.evelaplante.com - Eve, LaPlante “ American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Ann Hutchinson, the Women who defied the puritans” .