Roger Williams
Roger Williams preached extreme separation from the Church of England, questioning their morals by claiming it was God’s right to punish individuals for their morality rather than God’s disciples; caused by his belief that the Puritans pushed their boundaries too far
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson pushed progressive ideas of religious tolerance and women’s rights and equality within the church and state
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Roger Williams
Roger Williams preached extreme separation from the Church of England, questioning their morals by claiming it was God’s right to punish individuals for their morality rather than God’s disciples; caused by his belief that the Puritans pushed their boundaries too far
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson pushed progressive ideas of religious tolerance and women’s rights and equality within the church and state
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker believed that all men should be able to vote equally, disregarding religious background or property qualifications; questioning then Calvinist Puritan ideals.
William Penn
After religious tolerance was later in mind for the development of future American colonies, King Charles II bestowed William Penn with claims to what is now modern Pennsylvania, serving as a refuge for persecuted Europeans; leading to wide diversity in religion and culture in what was called “the holy experiment.”
Thomas Hobbes
Made the social contract and wrote the leviathan; Without government man would live in “continual fear and danger of violent death”
John Locke
Natural law; people had certain rights that could not be taken away
Jean Jacques Roseau
Argued against the divine right in favor of wanting popular sovereignty: all power of the government is controlled by the people
Baron de Montesquieu
wrote spirit of the laws, with seperation of administrative powers