Roger Williams, Founder of Rhode Island - 1636
Yesterday we studied two groups of people, the Pilgrims, who believed in complete separation from the Church of England, and the Puritans, who believed that a reform had to take place inside the church.
Roger Williams was a Puritan who sailed from England to New England in 1630. He preached in Plymouth for about a year before accepting a call to the Salem pulpit. Even though Roger Williams was a Puritan, he was a strong believer in the separation from the Church of England. He also believed that the proper way for the New Englanders to acquire land was to make negotiations with the Indians.
Roger Williams was examined by some well respected men, John Cotton, and Thomas Hooker. They decided that Williams had to leave the colony. But, Williams had a band of followers who went with him, and together, they founded Rhode Island. In 1636, he established a community that would be religiously tolerant.
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