Flushing Remonstrance
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The Flushing Remonstrance was a 1657 petition in colonial New Netherland that boldly defended religious freedom, particularly for Quakers, and is considered an early landmark in the development of religious liberty in America.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights document
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ petition ⓘ religious liberty document ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Peter Stuyvesant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addresseePosition | Director-General of New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
English-speaking residents of Flushing
ⓘ
town magistrates of Flushing ⓘ |
| colony | New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1657 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
early landmark in American religious liberty
ⓘ
precursor to the First Amendment ⓘ |
| governmentReaction |
punishment of some signers
ⓘ
temporary suppression of dissent in Flushing ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Dutch colonial era in North America
ⓘ
colonial America ⓘ |
| influenced |
American tradition of religious liberty
ⓘ
later arguments for freedom of religion in America ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian concept of love of neighbor
ⓘ
Dutch tradition of religious toleration ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisInvoked |
Dutch principles of toleration
ⓘ
charter of Flushing ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript | New York State Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
freedom of conscience
ⓘ
opposition to religious persecution ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ toleration of Quakers ⓘ |
| numberOfSignatories | approximately 30 ⓘ |
| opposes |
ban on Quaker worship
ⓘ
persecution of Quakers ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Flushing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Queens, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ freedom of religion in the United States ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
Quakerism ⓘ |
| signatory |
Edward Hart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tobias Feake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryRole |
sheriff of Flushing
ⓘ
town clerk ⓘ |
| significance |
challenged governmental authority in matters of religion
ⓘ
defended liberty of conscience for all people ⓘ |
| title | Flushing Remonstrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1657 ⓘ |
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