Rhode Island
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The first group seeking religious freedom in the New World were the Pilgrims. They sought and were awarded a chater to establish a colony in the new world.
The first colony to offer religious freedom was Rhode Island, which was founded by Roger Williams. Williams was also for the idea of separating Church and State.
The Puritans were seeking religious freedom from the Church of England.
William Penn developed his colony of Pennsylvania on the principles of religious freedom. It was originally set up as a colony for Quakers but religious freedom was extended to all religions.
religious freedom roger williams
A colony with religious freedom.
Roger Williams formed the colony of Rhode Island after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for believing in the separation of church and state.
It was established by people seeking freedom from religious persecution.
The pilgrims sought religious freedom by settling in the New World in the Plymouth colony were among the first in North America seeking religious freedom. For the most part, as the 13 colonies developed, many of the colonists were tolerant of all religions. It later became a tenet of the new United States that freedom of religion was one of the cornerstones of the new American republic.
Rhode Island