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Puritan authorities banished Roger Williams from the Massachusetts Bay Colony primarily because he ________.

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believed in independence from the British king
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taught his congregation to sing and dance
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believed in strict separation of church and state
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wanted to be the leader of the Puritans
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wreached against peace with the Native Americans
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Solution

The correct option is C believed in strict separation of church and state
Puritan authorities banished Roger Williams from the Massachusetts Bay Colony primarily because he believed in strict separation of church and state. Puritan authorities did not believe in freedom of religion for anyone but themselves, and they did not believe in the separation of church and state.

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