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What was the primary reason that Roger Williams left the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded the Rhode Island colony?
He wanted to start a colony where the government had more power.
He wanted to start a colony where the government had more power.
He was forced out by Native Americans.
He was forced out by Native Americans.
He sought better opportunities for farming.
He sought better opportunities for farming.
He was ordered to leave by the court because of his political beliefs on religious tolerance.
He was ordered to leave by the court because of his political beliefs on religious tolerance.
He wanted to start a colony where the government had more power.
He wanted to start a colony where the government had more power.
He was forced out by Native Americans.
He was forced out by Native Americans.
He sought better opportunities for farming.
He sought better opportunities for farming.
He was ordered to leave by the court because of his political beliefs on religious tolerance.
He was ordered to leave by the court because of his political beliefs on religious tolerance.
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The primary reason that Roger Williams left the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the Rhode Island colony was that he was ordered to leave by the court because of his political beliefs on religious tolerance. Williams advocated for the separation of church and state and believed in the importance of religious freedom, which clashed with the Puritan establishment in Massachusetts.