It's for social studies and I can seem to find the answer. Believe me, I have really tried. Does anybody know the correct answer?
2007-11-13 08:44:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
btw, it couldn't have been the Puritans because these people were Puritans that got kicked out and went to Rhode Island.
2007-11-13 08:51:04 · update #1
If you are looking at this historically I think you will find that the answer is Quakers.
http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/trails/trails_newport_04.aspx
2007-11-13 08:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by esoeterik_librarian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first European settler in what is now Rhode Island was an Anglican minister, William Blackstone,
The people of Massachusetts were
..........Congregationalists—Puritans....
who had fled England due to persecution by the Church of England. The freedom they sought was not freedom for all; it was freedom to practice their religion, consequently forcing non-Congregationalists to practice it too. They imprisoned, tortured, and even executed people who did not follow their church laws. Roger Williams wanted to establish a colony where people could worship freely. He believed that that one should not infringe on another's right to worship, and should have the ability to practice any religion of choice.
http://www.answers.com/topic/rhode-island?cat=travel
2007-11-13 08:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they were the Puritans
2007-11-13 08:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't find the name but it was headed by Roger Williams
2007-11-13 08:48:33 · answer #4 · answered by Without a Doubt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋