Rogers Williams was a Puritan minister who believed in religious freedom, the seperation of church and state, as well as dealing fairly with the Native Americans.
lrathburn. Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island. He was a very religious leader who arrived in Boston from England. Williams, with help from the Narragansett tribe, established a settlement at the base of two rivers near Narragansett Bay, present day Rhode Island.
<span>The government was afraid race relations would be upset because people were already on edge. The Great Depression was hard for everyone. The South was hit hard because they relied on agriculture and prices tanked. They could not get as much money for their crops.</span>
