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Why did Roger Williams establish a colony in Rhode Island? A. The climate made it a good location. B. The people of Rhode Island needed him. C. He was banished from Massachusetts. D. He was originally from Rhode Island.

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c. because he got kicked out of massachusetts

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C. He was banished from Massachusetts.

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Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, was banished by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for being too outside their religious beliefs. So, he left with some followers and founded Rhode Island.

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