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 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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AnswerIn 1636, Rhode Island was founded by a group of Puritans fleeing religious persecution in Massachusetts. Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson is credited as being the leader of these people. They settled in Providence and established a rule of religious tolerance.
Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams
Roger Williams. he was a minister in Salem, Massachusetts and then founded Providence, Rhode Island.
Before Plymouth was founded in 1620. Rhode Island is much later. They were the last to approve the constitution in 1790.
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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.
Answer Rodger Williams founded Providence. He also organize the settlement based on the consent
Roger Williams was part of a religous group called the puritans who settled there in 1628. he was expelled for dissent and later settled providence. he then joined anne hutchinson to form rhode island
it was founded by English puritans