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How was William Penn different to Roger Williams?

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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island and William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Penn was a Quaker and wanted to create a colony where quakers wouldn't be persecuted. Williams was Anglican and wanted a colony with complete religious freedom. Penn got his land from the king and went by choice. Williams was banished from Massachusetts and purchased the land from the native population.

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