Today I learned about Roger Williams. The Puritans in Massachusetts had a law that you could only believe in their religion. If you didn't then you could be sent to jail.
Roger Williams was one of the people that believed that people should choose which religion they followed. He said the king should let the people choose and the people banished him.
He went to Rhode Island where he met the Indians and he asked if he could live with them. They said yes and he bought some of their land and called it Providence. Later that became the capital of Rhode Island.
In Rhode Island people from any religion were free to choose and worship however they wanted. Many people like that law, such as the Jews and Catholics.
Roger Williams was a good man because he set the example for letting people choose for themselves.
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