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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island and William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Penn was a Quaker and wanted to create a colony where quakers wouldn't be persecuted. Williams was Anglican and wanted a colony with complete religious freedom. Penn got his land from the king and went by choice. Williams was banished from Massachusetts and purchased the land from the native population.
Roger Williams was banished after being convicted of heresy. He founded Rhode Island so that others would have religious freedom.
Massachusetts Bay Colony;Roger Williams got expelled then founded the colony what now is called Rhode Island.
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.
The first colony to offer religious freedom was Rhode Island, which was founded by Roger Williams. Williams was also for the idea of separating Church and State.
Rhode Island was a colony founded to provide religious freedom for it's inhabitants. It was founded by Quakers who were trying to get away from the insular, oppressive colony of Massachusetts, which was run by the Puritans.
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A colony with religious freedom.
Roger Williams formed the colony of Rhode Island after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for believing in the separation of church and state.
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The answer is Roger Williams.
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island and William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Penn was a Quaker and wanted to create a colony where quakers wouldn't be persecuted. Williams was Anglican and wanted a colony with complete religious freedom. Penn got his land from the king and went by choice. Williams was banished from Massachusetts and purchased the land from the native population.
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island
It was an experiment in religious freedom and tolerance.
It was founded by a charter given to Roger Williams as an experiment in freedom of religion and tolerance.