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The colony of Providence was founded by Roger Williams in 1636. He established it as a refuge for those seeking religious freedom and tolerance, particularly for dissenters from the Puritan beliefs dominant in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Williams advocated for the separation of church and state, making Providence a significant early example of religious liberty in America.
Rhode Island in 1636. He was banned from Massachusetts.
Primarily Pilgrims were in Plymouth (Massachusetts), but the Puritans got the charter for Massachusetts Bay Colony. Philadelphia was a secular colony established by a Quaker, but that isn't quite New England. Providence (Rhode island) Colony was established by a Baptist, Roger Williams after the Puritans gave him the boot from Salem. Connecticut Colony was started by Puritan Thomas Hooker.
Unknown. Roger Williams was very much an outcast from the puritan lead society in the colony of Massachusetts where many of the period documents were maintained for the region. There is even some debate as to the month and year he died and where he was buried.
The conflict between Puritan leaders and Roger Williams resulted from Roger Williams belief that the search for truth and liberty would argue the beliefs that would lead to the elect to God. The result of this conflict was Roger Williams got kicked out of the colonies.
The Puritans controlled Massachusetts and religious toleration was practiced in Rhode Island.
The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony before Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established in 1630 by Puritan settlers, led by John Winthrop, while Roger Williams founded Providence in 1636 after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his religious beliefs. Williams founded Providence as a haven for religious freedom and tolerance, in contrast to the strict religious orthodoxy of the Puritans in Massachusetts.
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The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, while Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island, in 1636. Williams left the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his belief in the separation of church and state and the fair treatment of Indigenous peoples. Thus, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established before Williams founded Providence.
The settlement in Providence was founded by Roger Williams in 1636 as a refuge for those seeking religious freedom. Williams, a dissenter from the Puritan church in Massachusetts Bay Colony, established Providence as a place where all individuals could freely practice their beliefs without interference from the government.
The colony of Providence was founded by Roger Williams in 1636. He established it as a refuge for those seeking religious freedom and tolerance, particularly for dissenters from the Puritan beliefs dominant in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Williams advocated for the separation of church and state, making Providence a significant early example of religious liberty in America.
Rhode Island in 1636. He was banned from Massachusetts.
Primarily Pilgrims were in Plymouth (Massachusetts), but the Puritans got the charter for Massachusetts Bay Colony. Philadelphia was a secular colony established by a Quaker, but that isn't quite New England. Providence (Rhode island) Colony was established by a Baptist, Roger Williams after the Puritans gave him the boot from Salem. Connecticut Colony was started by Puritan Thomas Hooker.
Unknown. Roger Williams was very much an outcast from the puritan lead society in the colony of Massachusetts where many of the period documents were maintained for the region. There is even some debate as to the month and year he died and where he was buried.
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He was exiled from Massachusetts and went there to establish an experimental colony that allowed freedom of religion.