What was the political situation like when Rhode Island first became a colony?

Answer 1

the puritans boughtrhode island in 1638.then roger Williams secured a parliament patent under wich for towns made up a code of civil law and organized a government.

Answerthe puritans boughtrhode island in 1638.then roger Williams secured a parliament patent under wich for towns made up a code of civil law and organized a government.

Answer 2

The Presidential elections in 1988. 1992, 1996, 2000. 2004 and 2008 were all won by the Democratoc candidate.

The Governor and Lieutenant Governor are Republicans.

The US House and Senate delegation is Democratic.

The Rhode Island General Assembly in both the House and Senate are Democrats.

It might appear that it is a divided electorate seeking a Conservative State Government while depending on a Progressive and Liberal Federal Government to handle the Big Picture.

Answer 3

{| |- | Roger Williams left England in search for religious freedom. The restrictive rules of the Massachusetts colony ended up with him being banned from that colony. He settled in Rhode Island and founded a colony that had more religious tolerance than any of the others. |}