john winthrop founded Boston to spread puritanism, roger Williams founded Rhode Island to survive and spread baptism, but would welcome any sort of religion, and William penn founded Pennsylvania because he was spreading the quaker beliefs but were open to other believers of any kind
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The leaders of the original thirteen colonies were William Bradford for the Massachusetts/Plymouth area, John Winthrop for Boston, Roger Williams for Rhode Island, Thomas Hooker for Connecticut, and John Wheelwright for New Hampshire. New York had two leaders, Peter Minuit for the Dutch and Duke of York for the English. New Jersey also had two, there Lord Berkeley and Sir Carteret led together. Peter Minuit for Delaware William Penn for Pennsylvania, John Smith for Virginia, George Calvert for Maryland and James Oglethorpe for Georgia. North and South Carolina each had a group of eight proprietors.
Roger Williams- Rhode Island William Penn- Pennsylvania James Oglethorpe- Georgia john Berkly- New Jersey Thomas Hooker- Connecticut
He doesn't have sole claim to Rhode Island... Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations was a merger of the Rhode Island Colony (on what is now known as Aquidneck Island) and the Providence Plantations colonies (located around present day Providence. Roger Williams founded the Providence Plantations colonies.
Becouse roger williams didnt want forced religion
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