Ann Hutchinson was falsely accused of witchcraft. Anne Hutchinson scandalized Massachusetts's authorities both for her unorthodox religious ideas and for her engagement in public issues. She was accused in Salem, a small puritan town. The fact that she was accused at all shows how short sighted early settlers were. They did not see the meaning of true religious freedom. Instead they kept to their own thoughts and beliefs, thinking all others were wrong and a committing a sin. It is clear that Puritans were not tolerant of other religions or
