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jan 1, 1635 - Founding Of Rhode Island

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Roger Williams, a Puritan Minister criticized leaders for not being pure. He was expelled from Massachusetts and he founded Rhode Island. His significance is that he established a precedent of religious dissent and tolerance because this new colony showed tolerance for Quakers, Baptists and Jews.

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jan 1, 1635
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~ 391 years ago