1637 - 1642 | After Anne Hutchinson is banned from Massachusetts, her followers move to Aquidneck Island and create the towns of Portsmouth and Newport.
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans by Eve LaPlante
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England by William Cronon
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty by John M. Barry
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode and more go to The Story of Rhode Island website
