Why did Rodger Williams leave the Massachusetts bay colonies?

Answer 1

In 1636.

Answer 2

Roger Williams was a Separatist who believed the Church of England was totally corrupt and evil and no Puritan Church should bear any resemblance to it. As a result, he alienated even the more liberal Puritan colonies by accusing their churches of not being sufficiently separated from the Church of England. In addition, he had the opportunity to meet with Native Americans and came to the conclusion that the King had no right to appropriate and redistribute their lands. As a result of these attitudes, Roger Smith was banished from the Massachusetts colonies. He and his followers founded Providence.

Answer 3

Roger Williams was an Anglican (Episcopalian) Priest in England. He served as a chaplain to a family and a pastor in a church. Neither job appealed to him. He wanted to be a missionary to the Indians in America. So he left England to be a missionary among the Indians of Massachusetts where he was an extremely successful evangelist but a miserable failure at raising enough money to support himself in that endeavor.