USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious and political beliefs, he settled Rhode Island, a place where religious tolerence was accepted.

Detailed explanation-2: -Williams starts Providence colony that had complete religious freedom. With a few followers, Williams founded the colony of Providence in present-day Rhode Island in 1636.

Detailed explanation-3: -Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island based upon principles of complete religious toleration, separation of church and state, and political democracy (values that the U.S. would later be founded upon). It became a refuge for people persecuted for their religious beliefs.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Winthrop, (born January 22 [January 12, Old Style], 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England-died April 5 [March 26], 1649, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [U.S.]), first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.

Detailed explanation-5: -He established the settlement of Providence on Narragansett Bay in June 1636, on a gift of land from the Narragansett Indians.