Rather than true dissenters, the Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England. Only when the Anglican Church refused this reformation did the Puritans actually split. They could be fairly intolerant, not just of other Protestant beliefs, but of any criticism of their church doctrine by members. As a result, dissenters were not tolerated.
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AnswerIn 1636, Rhode Island was founded by a group of Puritans fleeing religious persecution in Massachusetts. Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson is credited as being the leader of these people. They settled in Providence and established a rule of religious tolerance.
To escape religious persecution. To escape religious persecution.
Religious Freedomto avoid religious persecution
They moved to America because they wanted to be able to practice Puritanism freely and England wouldn't let them do that. King Charles I had intensified the persecution of all dissenters from the Church of England.
The Reformation
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AnswerIn 1636, Rhode Island was founded by a group of Puritans fleeing religious persecution in Massachusetts. Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson is credited as being the leader of these people. They settled in Providence and established a rule of religious tolerance.
Mark Wilks has written: 'Nonconformity' -- subject(s): Bible, Dissenters, Religious, Religious Dissenters, Sermons
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Simon Jones has written: 'Experiments in public worship' -- subject(s): Dissenters, Religious, Public worship, Religious Dissenters
To escape religious persecution. To escape religious persecution.
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P. N. has written: 'A view of the world, being a poem of the times' -- subject- s -: Dissenters, Religious, Poetry, Religious Dissenters
W. Edwards has written: 'Four centuries of nonconformist disabilities, 1509-1912' -- subject(s): Dissenters, Religious, Religious Dissenters
Porstmouth Rhode Island was founded by a group of religious disssenturs from Boston Colony; Dr. John Clarke, William Coddington and Anne Hutchinson
Edward Pearse has written: 'The conformist's second plea for the nonconformists' -- subject(s): Dissenters, Religious, Early works to 1800, Religious Dissenters