Persecution because of matters of conscience.
The colony was Rhode Island. He and many of the Massachusetts settlers were apparently not content with the laws there.
Which English colony in North America was the first to offer complete religious freedom to its settlers?
They came for religious freedom and worked as farmers, foresters and fishermen.
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Early settlers were allowed more religeous freedom. This became a Baptist settlement
Religious freedom and tolerance.
rhode island
The settlers in pennsylvania had more rights of religious tolerance then the settlers in Rhode Island
people moved to Rhode Island at this time because Rhode Island was the only colony with religious freedom and was the first to allow Jews. And if you are looking for more info ot was settled in the year1636
the colony of rhode island, or most of the middle colonies, were the most religiously tolerant
where did the settlers come from in the 1700's rhode island
Roger Williams