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Roger Williams was the pastor of the church of Salem in Massachusetts. Because of his beliefs which included:

The colonists should pay the Indians for the land they now have. Also, the church should be free from all evil ~ including interference of the government.

Williams was thrown out of Massachusetts, in 1635. In 1636, he founded the colony of Rhode Island, in. The following spring, his congregation from Salem joined him.

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