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For which opinions was Roger Williams banished from the Massachusetts colony?
AHe questioned the value of a compulsory school
BHe questioned the wisdom of the cod fishery
CHe questioned taking Indian land and church rule
DHe questioned the right of women to own land
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. He questioned taking Indian land and church rule
1. Massachusetts developed a government that was theocratic and authoritarian.
2. Clergy and conservative laymen worked for years to keep the colonists conforming.
3. Roger Williams questioned the right of taking the land of the Indians.
4. He also questioned the wisdom of keeping church and state united.
5. The general court banished him for those opinions, and he founded a colony in Rhode Island.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section STRICT RELIGION RULES NEW ENGLAND_
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