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The Rhode Island Colony was founded by those who wanted to escape the lack of religious tolerance found in the other New England colonies. Its founder Roger Williams was a former colonist and religious exile from the Massachusetts Colony, where religious tolerance did not exist among the Puritans. The Rhode Island Colony was home to the first Jewish synagogue and the first Baptist church in the New World.
Best Answer: Short: Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson in 1636, who have been driven out of Massachusetts by the Puritans because of their religious beliefs. They set-up this colony for religious freedom, all religions were welcomed.