Roger Williams started the colony of Providence Plantation in 1636, which later became U.S. state Rhode Island. It provided a refuge for religious minorities.
He doesn't have sole claim to Rhode Island... Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations was a merger of the Rhode Island Colony (on what is now known as Aquidneck Island) and the Providence Plantations colonies (located around present day Providence. Roger Williams founded the Providence Plantations colonies.
They had a government of their own.
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Roger Williams, who went on to found a colony on Rhode Island that was much more tolerant of different opinions and different religions.
Roger Williams established the Rhode Island colony in 1636.
He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
in providence plantation Rhode island
He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
Roger Williams wanted a place for religious tolerance.
He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island
He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
Massachusetts Bay Colony;Roger Williams got expelled then founded the colony what now is called Rhode Island.
The most distinctive feature of the Rhode Island Colony was that it allowed freedom of religion. When Rhode Island was founded, all of the other colonies in America all had established churches.
Rodger Williams was the founder of colonial Rhode Island. Source:My Social Studies Teacher gave us notes about this.
It was established as a buffer colony.