Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were expelled from Massachusetts due to their controversial religious beliefs and challenges to the Puritan orthodoxy. Hutchinson held meetings that promoted her interpretations of The Bible, which undermined the authority of the Puritan ministers, while Williams advocated for the separation of church and state and criticized the treatment of Native Americans. Their ideas were seen as a threat to the established religious and social order, leading to their banishment from the colony. Both went on to establish new settlements, with Williams founding Rhode Island, which embraced greater religious freedom.
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