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The reason for settlement was for people to seek religious freedom. Rodger Williams and Anne Hutchinson founded the settlement of what is now called Rhode Island. Both were kicked out of Massachusetts for preaching against their religious beliefs. The puritans of Massachusetts had the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted to but gave the people a certain religion to follow.