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Roger Williams was banished from Massachhusetts Bay and went on to be the founder of Rhode Island.

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Why did they make the new colony of Rhode Island?

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island when he was banished from Massachusetts. He wanted to create a settlement with full freedom of religion.


What happend to anne Hutchinson and were did she go?

Anne Hutchinson was banished her hometown, Massachusetts, and she and her followers founded the city of Portsmouth in the Rhode Island colony.


What colonial leader was banished from Massachusetts Anne Hutchison as not a colonial leader.?

Anne Hutchinson was a religious leader, not a colonial leader ,who was banished from Massachusetts. Roger Williams was also banished by the "Puritans" for religious reasons. He founded a colony that became the state of Rhode Island.


What colony did Anne Hutchinson create?

The state known as MASSACHUSETTS banished Anne Hutchinson.


What was The Massachusetts Bay colony was founded as?

as Massachusetts island


What minister left Massachusetts to start a colony in Rhode Island?

Roger Williams founded it due to being banished from Puritan settlements. He founded Rhode Island mainly to exercise religious tolerance.


Did the Puritans found Massachusetts Bay Colony before or after Williams founded Providence 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.


The founder of Rhdoe Island was expelled from the Massachusetts bay colony why?

Religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court of Massachusetts.


What three things did roger william's colony tolerate?

Roger William's colony of Rhode Island, founded after he was banished from Massachusetts for holding antinomianist ideas, tolerated all religions - Pganish, Jewish, and Antichristian religions.


Which colony became the first to welcome people of all faiths?

Providence Island (later joined with Portsmouth to form Rhode Island) was the first colony to allow for freedom of religion and separation of church and state. It was founded by Roger Williams after he was banished from Massachusetts.


Is Rhode Island a corporate colony?

Yes, Rhode Island and Connecticut were both known as corporate colonies. They had a charter granted to them as inhabitants designating them as a corporate body.


How was Rhode Island established?

Roger Williams wanted a place for religious tolerance.