When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by John Winthrop, its goal was to be a "city on a hill," a religious theocracy run by and for Puritans, and one that would set a good example for Christians who would live there. Unfortunately, the Puritans turned out to be quite intolerant of not just other religions but other interpretations of Puritanism, causing people like Roger Williams to leave and establish other colonies (in Williams's case, Rhode Island).
The Massachusetts Colony was founded in 1620 by the Puritans.
The Rhode Island colony was founded as a refuge for religious dissenters from Massachusetts. It was founded by Roger Williams, who had been exiled from Massachusetts for advocating for the separation of church and state. Rhode Island was the first colony that guaranteed freedom and worship and legalized the separation of church and state.
They were escaping religious persecution in Europe. Originally, they were supposed to land in Jamestown with the other English settlers, but their ships went a little off course so they landed in Plymouth, MA instead.
The proprietor of the colony that founded as a haven for Quakers was William Penn, who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1677, which used to contain the western half of New Jersey.
The Puritans left the country of England to found three colonies in the New England of North America: Plymouth in 1620 and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, both located in Massachusetts, and the Connecticut Colony in 1636.
The Massachusetts Colony was founded in 1620 by the Puritans.
The Rhode Island colony was founded as a refuge for religious dissenters from Massachusetts. It was founded by Roger Williams, who had been exiled from Massachusetts for advocating for the separation of church and state. Rhode Island was the first colony that guaranteed freedom and worship and legalized the separation of church and state.
They were escaping religious persecution in Europe. Originally, they were supposed to land in Jamestown with the other English settlers, but their ships went a little off course so they landed in Plymouth, MA instead.
Massachusetts Bay Colony was formed in 1630 by John Winthrop as a safe haven for English Puritan families. Eventually Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth colony joined to become Massachusetts.
The English colony that served as a haven for Roman Catholics thanks to the Act of Toleration in 1649 was Maryland. This act ensured religious freedom and protection for Catholics in the colony, which was established as a safe haven for Catholics fleeing religious persecution in England.
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Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Haven
Roger Williams created Rhode Island as a haven for Religious freedom.
William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania.
William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania.
a haven that happens to be religious
The proprietor of the colony that founded as a haven for Quakers was William Penn, who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1677, which used to contain the western half of New Jersey.