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The rhode island colony was founded by those who wanted to escape the lack of religious tolerance found in the other new england colonies. The massachusetts bay colony religious dissident roger williams is banished from the massachusetts bay colony by the general court of massachusetts. Adriaen block, a dutch explorer, gave the island 'roodt eylandt' because the red clay lined the island's beach.