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CLEP US History I

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Anne Hutchinson was banned from her Puritan community in 1638 because:
  1. She was convicted of witchcraft.
  2. She believed that individuals could speak to God directly.
  3. Her role as a midwife threatened local doctors.
  4. She committed adultery with a noted Puritan leader.
  5. She followed her husband, who argued for the separation of church and state.
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Answer: B - Hutchinson was banned from the Puritan colony because she led prayer groups, believing that individuals could communicate with God without the benefit of clergy. This went against the beliefs of the Puritans leaders, who tried her for heresy. After being banished, she moved to Rhode Island, a more religiously tolerant area. Ultimately, she and her family were killed in a Native American attack.
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