How did Roger Williams’ religious ideas clash with those of the Puritans?
A) Williams believed that settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who had unconventional religious views should be punished by the colonial leaders.
B) Williams felt that it was not enough to purify the Church of England from within, but to separate from it.
C) Williams did not believe that the Puritans should separate from the Church of England, but rather to try to improve it.
D) Williams did not support religious toleration and insisted that the members of the Church of England try to preserve their own freedom of worship.
E) Williams believed that colonial leaders could not also be religious leaders.
Answer: B
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