Roger williams is known for which of the following?

his support of the puritans in plymouth
his tolerance of racial and religious differences
his belief in predestination and defense of his faith
his success in spreading christianity to the american indians

The correct answer is B) his tolerance of racial and religious differences.

Roger Williams is known for his tolerance of racial and religious differences.

Roger Williams (1603-1683) was the founder of the English colony of Rhode Island. He was a religious man that had different conceptions of life and religion. The differences were so high that he was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded Rhode Island as a place of religious tolerance in which any kind of religious thinking was respected and tolerated. Williams also supported the separation of religion and the state.

adopted the practice of proskynesis, a persian court custom that involved bowing down and kissing the hand of others, depending on their rank.