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This colony was founded by dissenters fleeing persecution by puritans in Massachusetts:

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The correct answer here is the Rhode Island Colony.

The Rhode Island Colony was founded by Roger Williams who fleeing the religious persecution of the Puritans in Massachusetts because he was spreading "new and dangerous ideas" like religious freedom, fair dealings with Native Americans, abolition of slavery and the separation of church and state.
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