HISTORY 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Anne Hutchinson
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It was not until the 1690s that the church of england really took root in. Virginia, and even then it was never an essential part of society. In new england, though, religion was central to all aspects of life; strict moral codes prevailed and anyone who disagreed with the established religious orthodoxy could be kicked out ex. Roger williams, who founded providence, rhode island (1637) b/c he was exiled for promoting separation of church and state, and anne hutchinson. Land distribution in the chesapeake, land was unevenly distributed. In new england, however, a few people would apply together for grants of land and would then plan villages in which everyone would get land. So, new england was much more egalitarian in that respect. While the chesapeake was composed of sprawling plantations new. In the chesapeake, the predominance of males, the high mortality rate, and the incidence of servitude led to few, small, short-lived families.
