jan 1, 1635 - Roger Williams Banished
Description:
Roger Williams, a puritan minister, is banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony for preaching religious tolerance in a society that generally tortured and killed anyone who held heretical beliefs in their view. One year later, he would found Rhode Island, which was based on religious tolerance. (Effect: beginning of religious tolerance in the Americas)Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1635
Now
~ 391 years ago