-Roger Williams established the colony of Rhode Island after he was threatened with arrest in Massachusetts for .
A) preaching that one could earn salvation through good works
B) claiming that he had received a direct revelation from God
C) unjustly seizing Indian lands
D) advocating the separation of church and state

Question

-Roger Williams established the colony of Rhode Island after he was threatened with arrest in Massachusetts for .
A) preaching that one could earn salvation through good works 
B) claiming that he had received a direct revelation from God 
C) unjustly seizing Indian lands 
D) advocating the separation of church and state

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Roger Williams was a proponent of the separation of church and state, which was a radical idea at the time and led to his banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He founded Rhode Island as a place where religious freedom and tolerance could be practiced.

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