1. Rhode Island, Connecticut and the Frontier
© Mark Batik
Jesuit College Prep
Rhode Island, Connecticut and the Frontier

2. R. Williams Critique of Puritans
1. The Puritans have not fully separated from the Church of England
2. The land possessed by the Puritans was not bought from the Native Americans
3. Civil magistrates do not have power to punish one for religious opinions

3. Williams Establishes RI
Allows for complete religious toleration and formed a government completely separate from the church
The colony would quickly come to be viewed by others as the ‘waste can’ for anyone who could not fit into proper society

4. Hutchison’s Critique Covenant of Works
Only she and 2 other ministers are teaching correctly
One should have freedom of religious belief

5. Challenges to the Puritan Orthodoxy—Antinomianism
Hutchinson and the inner light are threatening to an established Church
Decrease reliance on a central authority
Each person can act as they see fit
No need for community based on Church membership

6. J. Winthrop, Not Happy Women should obey men
Women shouldn’t teach religion
Hutchinson could tear the fabric of their society
Winthrop names himself
Attorney General
Foreman of the Jury
Chief justice of the trial
Winthrop makes most of the accusations

7. Why Anne? Sexism: Accused of being a husband, not a wife
Religious intolerance
Fear of losing power
Banished and initially goes to RI

8. The Frontier and Rhode Island
Fredrick Jackson Turner: Frontier Thesis
Seen over American History
Rhode Island
Manifest Destiny
Imperialism
Cold War

9. The Archetype and Effect
Pioneer type
Greater Democratization
Decentralization of power

10. Connecticut
In 1636 Thomas Hooker led three whole congregations from MA to settle three new river towns in what would become Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Were established in 1639 and established a representative government open to all property owning males, not just church members