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Massachusetts was founded in 1630 by John Winthrop. New Hampshire was founded in 1630 by John Mason. Connecticut was founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams
New England was founded by several different people. John Winthrop was one of the people that founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Thomas Hooker founded the Connecticut Colony, and John Mason founded the New Hampshire Colony. Two of the founders of the Rhode Island Colony were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. Of course, all of these people had help from other settlers in getting these colonies to grow and prosper.
Roger Williams was kicked out of Massachusetts for spreading "new and dangerous rumors".
Roger Williams founded the Rhode Island colony. First, he was banished from Massachusetts, and he moved south with his wife. He met the Narangansett tribe and they helped him found his anti-Puritan colony of Rhode Island.
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