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Roger Williams, a Salem minister, was banished from Massachusetts Bay for his belief about the separation of church and state. He founded Providence Plantation, a settlement with complete religious freedom, in 1636. It later became known as Rhode Island.

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Was Rhode Island a charter colony?

Yes the Rhode Island colony is a charter colony.


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