Oppression to Other Religious Groups
Mary Dyer being led to her execution on July 1st, 1660.
Even though the Puritans were big believers of the Bible, which talks about forgiveness and toleration, they imprisoned, exiled, and even killed people of other Christian groups, especially such group like the Quakers, who were also escaping for religious freedom like the Puritans
One of the most notable victims of the oppression by the Puritans against Quakers was Mary Dye. She was hung in Boston on July 1st, 1660 for repeatedly defying a Puritan law that bans Quakers from the colony. Originally a Puritan, she converted into a Quaker during a trip to England in 1652. In 1656, the Puritans passed anti-Quaker laws designed to keep the Quakers off the colony; punishment included fines, whippings, imprisonment and torture. Dye would later challenge those laws by fighting for her beliefs. Though she was convicted many times, she was later exile to Rhode Island and was executed soon after she returned to Massachusetts Bay colony.
Acts against the Quakers and other religious groups would later have them locate to safe havens, such as Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and other colonies where Puritans didn't rule. Also the violence committed against Quakers would later have the English send a governor to Massachusetts to enforce English laws, including prohibiting violence against Quakers, thus decreasing their power of the Puritan government.
One of the most notable victims of the oppression by the Puritans against Quakers was Mary Dye. She was hung in Boston on July 1st, 1660 for repeatedly defying a Puritan law that bans Quakers from the colony. Originally a Puritan, she converted into a Quaker during a trip to England in 1652. In 1656, the Puritans passed anti-Quaker laws designed to keep the Quakers off the colony; punishment included fines, whippings, imprisonment and torture. Dye would later challenge those laws by fighting for her beliefs. Though she was convicted many times, she was later exile to Rhode Island and was executed soon after she returned to Massachusetts Bay colony.
Acts against the Quakers and other religious groups would later have them locate to safe havens, such as Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and other colonies where Puritans didn't rule. Also the violence committed against Quakers would later have the English send a governor to Massachusetts to enforce English laws, including prohibiting violence against Quakers, thus decreasing their power of the Puritan government.