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What makes Rhode Island colony different from the other colonies is that it is a colony with Religious Tolerance.
Religious freedom and tolerance.
Rhode Island was more similar to the New England colonies. It was founded in 1636 and had fish and forests as natural resources.
Rhode Island was the only colony that did not take part in the Constitutional Convention. Some say that this was because it was not fully attached to the other thirteen colonies
Unwanted people banded from other colonies.
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.
They had freedom of religion and didnt go to the same type of church all the other colonies went to.
They had freedom of religion and didnt go to the same type of church all the other colonies went to.
The people that lived in the Rhode Island colony were essentially the rejects of other colonies. They wanted religious freedom. Roger Williams headed this colony.
The people that lived in the Rhode Island colony were essentially the rejects of other colonies. They wanted religious freedom. Roger Williams headed this colony.
Rhode Island, unlike most of the British Colonies in America, had religious freedom. Most of the other colonies had laws that stated that a man had to be a member of a specific church in order to vote, among other requirements. This was not the case in Rhode Island. That is why many people who disagreed with the religious tenants of other colonies, such as Anne Hutchinson, moved to Rhode Island where they could practice religion however they wished.
one of the major things that set rhode island apart from other colonies was the idea of religious toleration. they allowed nearly every religion to practice freely