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  1. Feb 2023
    1. The Ranters were one of a number of dissenting groups that emerged around the time of the Commonwealth of England (1649–1660). They were largely common people,[1] and the movement was widespread throughout England, though they were not organised and had no leader.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranters

      See also The Antinomian Controversy<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinomian_Controversy

      The Antinomian Controversy, also known as the Free Grace Controversy, was a religious and political conflict in the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638.

  2. Dec 2021
  3. Feb 2018
  4. Sep 2015
    1. Trial and Interrogation of Anne Hutchinson (1637).

      Study Questions:

      What specific criticisms does Winthrop have of Hutchinson?

      What seems to doom Hutchinson to banishment in this court record?

    1. Although migrants to New England expected economic profit, religious motives directed the rhetoric and much of the reality of these colonies.

      wanted to escape religious persecution?

    2. The population spread and grew more diverse as New England prospered.

      Interesting that New England prospered when the population becomes diverse.

    3. Previously forbidden holidays like Christmas were not only celebrated in Church.

      They did end up becoming more tolerant

  5. Aug 2015
    1. “Puritan.”

      Study Questions:

      What were Purtian beliefs?

      How did the settlement of New England differ from the settlement of Jamestown and Virginia?

    2. IV. English Colonization

      Before reading this text watch and annotate the following video lecture for this week. Make sure you can answer the study questions that will appear within the video:

      The Growth of British North America video lecture: