What role did Anne Hutchinson play in the colony of Rhode Island?

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She became governor and allowed the freedom of religion.
She became governor and allowed the freedom of religion.

She helped found the town of Portsmouth after being exiled from Massachusetts.
She helped found the town of Portsmouth after being exiled from Massachusetts.

She started her own church and increased the status of women.
She started her own church and increased the status of women.

She led the effort to ban enslavement in the colony.

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Anne Hutchinson played a significant role in the colony of Rhode Island by helping to found the town of Portsmouth after being exiled from Massachusetts. So, the correct response is:

She helped found the town of Portsmouth after being exiled from Massachusetts.

Hutchinson was a key figure in the early colonial period, known for her strong religious convictions and her challenge to the established Puritan authorities in Massachusetts, which ultimately led to her banishment and her role in the establishment of Rhode Island as a place of greater religious freedom.