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What is Anne Hutchinson's significance in colonial American history?

  • Religious freedom advocate

  • First female governor

  • Established a university

  • Invented a farming technique

Answer

Anne Hutchinson is a key figure in the history of religious freedom in England's American colonies and the history of women in ministry. She challenged the authority of the ministers and is remembered as a "courageous exponent of civil liberty and religious toleration."
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