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What trait of Anne Hutchinson was considered bold and offensive by the Puritan ministers?
What trait of Anne Hutchinson was considered bold and offensive by the Puritan ministers?
- Her role as a midwife and herbalist
- Her preference for prayer meetings at her home
- Her encouragement of personal prayer over formal teachings (correct)
- Her charismatic personality
What was Governor Winthrop's opinion of Anne Hutchinson based on the text?
What was Governor Winthrop's opinion of Anne Hutchinson based on the text?
- He supported her in her teachings
- He admired her boldness and charisma
- He described her as an arrogant woman with a fierce personality (correct)
- He considered her a valuable member of the Puritan community
Why did Anne Hutchinson's teaching threaten the Puritan ministers' power?
Why did Anne Hutchinson's teaching threaten the Puritan ministers' power?
- She questioned the established religious and gender hierarchy
- She believed in redemption as a direct gift from God (correct)
- She started prayer meetings in her home
- She encouraged women to join Rev. Cotton's congregation
What was the main reason Hutchinson's teachings were considered offensive by the Puritan ministers?
What was the main reason Hutchinson's teachings were considered offensive by the Puritan ministers?
How did Anne Hutchinson's actions challenge the religious and gender hierarchy of the time?
How did Anne Hutchinson's actions challenge the religious and gender hierarchy of the time?
Why was Anne Hutchinson accused of stepping out of her place according to Rev. Hugh Peter?
Why was Anne Hutchinson accused of stepping out of her place according to Rev. Hugh Peter?
Why did Governor Winthrop say women are not supposed to teach men at Anne Hutchinson's trial?
Why did Governor Winthrop say women are not supposed to teach men at Anne Hutchinson's trial?
Why did Anne Hutchinson's accusers believe she had acted like a magistrate (judge)?
Why did Anne Hutchinson's accusers believe she had acted like a magistrate (judge)?
Why did Anne Hutchinson resist her role as a woman according to the text?
Why did Anne Hutchinson resist her role as a woman according to the text?
What did Anne Hutchinson's resistance and actions against the Puritans ultimately symbolize?
What did Anne Hutchinson's resistance and actions against the Puritans ultimately symbolize?
