February 5: Roger Williams Arrives in Boston

2014-02-05bOn 5 February 1631, Roger Williams arrived in Boston, Massachusetts.

Prior to his arrival in America, Williams attended Cambridge University from 1623 to 1629 where he received his Bachelor’s degree and began work on a graduate degree, training to become a minister of the Anglican Church.

During his training, Williams adapted to Puritan beliefs. The Puritans were a group of Protestants who were strongly opposed to the ways of the Anglican Church. They believed that the church needed to be purified of any practices that were not specifically found in scripture. Due to his strong Puritan beliefs, Williams ultimately abandoned his studies at Cambridge and became a Chaplain, or religious advisor, to a family in Essex.

In 1631, like many others suffering from religious persecution, Williams travelled to America in hopes of finding a place to freely practice religion.

He worked as an assistant to a Pastor in Plymouth until 1633 when he moved to Salem. He began teaching in a church in 1634.

During his time in Salem, Williams encouraged Puritans to sever any ties they had to the Anglican Church, argued that church and state should be completely separate entities, and promoted the idea of purchasing land from the Indians, rather than confiscating it.

Because of these beliefs, Williams was banished from Massachusetts in 1635. He proceeded to purchase land from the Narragansett Indians and established the settlement of Providence in what is now Rhode Island.
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Providence was a sanctuary for people to freely practice religion. Church and state were kept separate and all decisions in the community were made based on a majority vote. The ideals of this settlement sparked the beginning of religious tolerance, separation of church and state, and democracy in America.

–Ashley Kadish

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2014-02-05Meet the Author

I am currently majoring in Elementary Education at Eastern Michigan University while attending Schoolcraft College as a guest student. I absolutely love teaching! One of the best feelings in the world to me is to see a student excited to learn and then demonstrate an understanding of what I am teaching them. When I’m not in school, I work as a nanny and teach private flute and piano lessons. In my free time I like to read, cook, sing, play my flute, drum, spend time with my friends and family, and play with my dog.

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  1. Paul Kadish says:

    Very interesting. An early American lesson. Thank you teacher……..Grandpa Paul

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