Having been thrown out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637, the woman who started the settlement of Portsmouth, Rhode Island is

A.
Anne Hutchinson.
B.
Deborah Moody.
C.
Betsy Ross.
D.
Mary Parsons.

1 answer

The correct answer is A. Anne Hutchinson. She was a key figure in the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was expelled due to her religious beliefs and criticisms of the Puritan leaders, leading her to help establish the settlement of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.