He didn't. He settled in Rhode Island.
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in June 1636.
The Narragansett.
Anne Hutchinson and Thomas Hooker both disagreed with Puritan Leaders.Thomas Hooker led a group of followers to form a more liberal Puritan colony in Hartford, Connecticut, while Anne Hutchinson followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island.
Mary Barnard (1609-1676) was the wife of Roger Williams
Roger Williams
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in June 1636.
Roger Williams and his party.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The Narragansett.
Roger Williams was the first to settle the colony of Providence, Rhode Island.
Roger Williams founded the colony of Providence in June of 1636. Providence, Rhode Island is one of the oldest cities in America.
He diagreed with the was his lands leaders were ruling it.
Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and Thomas Hooker all disagreed with the Puritan leaders in the Massachusetts colony. However, Thomas Hooker participated in the attempts of the Puritan leaders to deal with Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.Thomas Hooker led a group of followers to form a more liberal Puritan colony in Hartford, Connecticut, while Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were banished from Massachusetts and went to Rhode Island.
The question is not specific. Was Roger Williams the only one to settle in Rhode Island? In the first year yes. In colonial Rhode Island? No, their were many others. At all? No, 100s of millions settled in America
Anne Hutchinson and Thomas Hooker both disagreed with Puritan Leaders.Thomas Hooker led a group of followers to form a more liberal Puritan colony in Hartford, Connecticut, while Anne Hutchinson followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island.
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