EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, believed in religious toleration.
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Squanto provided Massachusetts Bay with corn, but refused to do so in Rhode Island.
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The majority of Rhode Island colonists were American born.
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There was virtually no difference between the two colonies, since both were founded by Puritans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. “Rhode Island founder Roger Williams believed in religious toleration” is the one among the following that was a major difference between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Rhode Island colony .
Detailed explanation-2: -Massachusetts was a royal colony (B), while Rhode Island was a self-governing colony. All groups, including Quakers, enjoyed religious freedom (C) in Rhode Island.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was a major difference between the Rhode Island Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony? The colonists of the Rhode Island Colony were free to practice their own relgion and the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were not allowed to practice their own religion.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Massachusetts Bay Colony became the first English chartered colony whose board of governors did not reside in England. This independence helped the settlers to maintain their Puritan religious practices without interference from the king, Archbishop Laud, or the Anglican Church.
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the purpose of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? The Puritans who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony intended to set up a society that would accord with what they believed to be God’s wishes.