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jan 1, 1636 - Providence founded

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Leaving Boston, Roger Williams flees southward to Narragansett Bay where he and a few followers found the settlement of Providence, which recognizes the rights of American Indians and pays them for the use of their lands and allows Catholics, Quakers, and Jews to worship freely.

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jan 1, 1636
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~ 390 years ago