Share This Article 1. Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, was exiled from Massachusetts for these crimes. Heresy and sedition Rebellion and witchcraft Theft and fraud Treason and conspiracy 2. This state adopted the motto “Mountaineers are Always Free” in 1872. Colorado Idaho Utah West Virginia 3. This man said of the Civil War, “the real war will never get into the books.” Herman Melville Jefferson Davis Walt Whitman William T. Sherman Loading …