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In addition to an opportunity to expand Christianity, England saw its colonies in North America as an economic venture and a chance to obtain natural resources. However, the individual founders had differing motives for creating their colonies. Roger Williams and William Penn challenged the period\u2019s political, economic, and religious ideals. While Williams left Massachusetts Bay and founded Rhode Island out of necessity, Penn\u2019s colony, founded a generation later, was planned (using lessons learned from earlier colonies). In this lesson, students will use their understanding of the various motives for settling the colonies to explore the unique positions of Williams and Penn. Students will analyze the foundational documents that established rights for the early Rhode Island and Pennsylvania settlers, identifying the revolutionary concepts that made them different from their colonial neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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