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Where Did The First Settlers In Rhode Island Come From?

Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his radical views, Roger Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and founded the first permanent white settlement in Providence in 1636. Who were the first settlers of Rhode Island? History. Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams and other European settlers who were banished from …

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