jan 1, 1637 - Anne Hutchinson Banished

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Anne Hutchinson is banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony for holding religious meeting in her home that didn't conform to the Puritan government's rules of worship. She would move to Rhode Island along with Roger Williams later. Hutchinson is another leader that helped achieve the right to religious freedom of worship in America. (Effect: more people began to embrace religious tolerance)

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