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Purobidensupuranteshon year 1636 Roger Williams, theologian, preacher independent Narragansett chiefs Canonicus and linguist with a gift of land was founded by. Roger Williams, fleeing from religious persecution in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the majority of the constitutional principle of equality "with his fellow settlers to provide things that people" agreed with the freedom of conscience. Roger Williams, in recognition of agriculture as its economic foundation is named for the colonial Purobidensupuranteshon, followers believed he had God with him. After Williams virtue of Narragansett Bay, the island of others: Patience Island, Prudence Island and Hope Island name . '''Providence Plantation''' was founded in 1636 by ], a theologian, ], and ] on land gifted by the ] sachem ]. Roger Williams, fleeing from religious persecution in the ], agreed with his fellow settlers on an egalitarian constitution providing for ] "in civil things" and ]. Roger Williams named the colony Providence Plantation, in recognition of agriculture as the basis of its economy and believing that God had brought him and his followers there. Williams named the other islands in the Narragansett Bay after virtues: ], ] and ].


The year 1637, the Baptist Ridaanhatchinson, Pocasset settling time is now Portsmouth, who bought the land from the Native Americans known as Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. Between her and others, Uiriamukodinton her husband, John Clark, came. Other neighboring settlements of refugees followed all formed a loose alliance. They together with the year 1643 as an English colony, demanded recognition of their response to threats to their independence. London revolutionary Long Parliament in 1644 gave three month charter. The rejection of the colonial governor, was elected president "to set the" adopted. In 1637, the ] leader ] purchased land on ] from the Native Americans, settling in Pocasset, now known as ], ]. With her came her husband, ] and ], among others. Other neighboring settlements of refugees followed, which all formed a loose alliance. They sought recognition together as an English colony in 1643, in response to threats to their independence. The revolutionary ] in London granted a charter in March 1644. The colonists refused to have a governor, but set up an elected "president" and council.


Plantations on the continent the first two (the Anhatchinson of Portsmouth and Newport was founded in 1639 by Mr. Coddington and Mr. Clark was colonized in 1638 the colonial years, the following; Aquidneck, Rhode Island or both), Samyuerugoton Shawomet was purchased from the Narragansetts in the year 1642. As Shawomet Gorton settled in the Massachusetts state government has put in his claim to territory, acted to enforce their claims by force. General Court of Massachusetts Bay, after considerable difficulty, Gorton, in London, to join sympathy Robert Rich, the second generation of Warwick, Chairman of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs and Plantation Lord Admiral (overseas plantations managing director) journey. Colony in his 1648 letter from Rich Gorton was returned with an order to stop it in Massachusetts for molesting him and his people. In gratitude, the plantation and renamed to Shawomet Gotonuouikkupuranteshon. The second of the plantation colonies on the mainland (following Anne Hutchinson’s 1638 colony of Portsmouth and the 1639 colony of ] founded by Coddington and Clarke; both on Aquidneck or Rhode Island) was ] ''Shawomet Purchase'' of 1642 from the ]. As Gorton settled at Shawomet, the Massachusetts authorities laid claim to his territory and acted by force to enforce their claim. After considerable difficulties with the ], Gorton traveled to London to enlist the sympathies of the ], the Second Earl of Warwick, Lord Admiral and head of the Parliamentary Commission on Plantation Affairs (responsible for managing the overseas plantation colonies). Gorton returned to his colony in 1648 with a letter from Rich, ordering Massachusetts to cease molesting him and his people. In gratitude, Gorton renamed Shawomet Plantation to ] Plantation.


The separate plantation colonies in the ] region were very progressive for their time, passing laws abolishing ], imprisonment for debt, most ], and on March 18, 1652, ] of both blacks and whites.<ref></ref><ref>Lauber, Almon Wheeler, ''Indian Slavery in Colonial Times Within the Present Limits of the United States.'' New York: Columbia University, 1913. . HTML version accessed from See also the Rhode Island Historical Society .</ref> Most religious groups were welcomed, with only some restrictions on Catholicism.
Plantations in many different areas of Narragansett Bay for much of his time in law, the death penalty most of the witch trials are underway to pass the abolition of imprisonment for debt, March 18, 1652, both blacks white slavery Most religious groups, was welcomed by the Catholic restricted to only a few.


In 1651, ] obtained a separate charter from England setting up the so-called Coddington Commission, which made Coddington life governor of the islands of Rhode Island and Connecticut in a federation with ] and ]. Protest, open rebellion and a further petition to ] in London, led in 1653 to the reinstatement of the original charter.<ref>''A Chronological History of Remarkable Events, in the Settlement and Growth of Providence.'' Rhode Island 1844 accessed at </ref>
Year 1651, from Uiriamukodintoningurando is this colonial Connecticut, Rhode Island, in partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, set our island state called Connecticut Commission Governor Coddington Coddington's life is a separate charter fetched. The protest and rebellion, upon petition further Oribakuromuueru in London in 1653 led to the recovery of the original charter.


After the revolution of the English government, was reversed in the year 1660, it was necessary to get a new Royal Charter from King Charles II. Charles faithful in Protestant England has approved the appointment of the colony's freedom of religion was Catholic sympathizer. He gives Purobidensupuranteshon colony of Rhode Island, was elected governor and legislature in the year 1663, acknowledged the request. Many groups that were persecuted by the colonial settlement of Quakers and Jews in particular, the following year. After the English revolutionary government was overturned in 1660, it was necessary to gain a ] from the new king, ]. Charles was then a Catholic sympathizer in staunchly-Protestant England, and approved the colony's promise of religious freedom. He granted the request in 1663, giving the '''Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations''' an elected governor and legislature. In the following years many persecuted groups settled in the colony, notably ] and ].


However, Rhode Island, the Indians remained at peace with the details of the relationship between indigenous peoples and other New England colonies and led to bloodshed when the tension, the leadership of Rhode Island to broker peace Despite attempts. King Philip's War (1675-1676) in, both sides have regularly violated the neutrality of Rhode Island. Massachusetts, under the general Josaiauinsuro the biggest battle of the war, Rhode Island, Connecticut, broke into a militia force in Plymouth, 1675 December 19, the Sun is a large wetland south of Rhode Island destruction occurred Naragansettoindian fortified villages. In Narragansett, the intrusion, but the city was destroyed and several state Daunrodoairando Providence, their population is allowed to leave first. Addition, one end of the war in a single action, hunting down and killing the troops from Connecticut, "King Philip" as the war leader of the Narragansett, Rhode Island territory called Metacom. Although Rhode Island remained at peace with the Native Americans, the relationship between the other New England colonies and the Native Americans was more strained, and sometimes led to bloodshed, despite attempts by the Rhode Island leadership to broker peace. During ] (]&ndash;]), both sides regularly violated Rhode Island's neutrality. The war's largest battle occurred in Rhode Island, when a force of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth militia under General ] invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the ] in southern Rhode Island, on December 19, 1675.<ref> in </ref> The Narragansett also invaded, and burnt down several of the cities of Rhode Island, including Providence, although they allowed the population to leave first. Also in one of the final actions of the war, troops from Connecticut hunted down and killed "King Philip", as they called the Narragansett war-leader ], on Rhode Island's territory.


It was the colonial Dominionnyuingurando 1686, James was forced to merge with the authority of the royal family in a self-sustaining colonies of England in British North America as the world. 1688 years after the Glorious Revolution, the colony regained its independence under the Royal Charter. Economic infrastructure, agriculture, especially dairy, agriculture, fisheries continued. Wood was also the main industry and shipbuilding industry. While there, the slave laws Slave relegalizing not keep a record that was introduced at this time. Ironically, under the colonial slave trade to Africa, which thrives by selling rum distillation as part of the profitable triangular trade in slaves and sugar in the Caribbean The colony was amalgamated into the ] in 1686, as ] attempted to enforce royal authority over the autonomous colonies in ]. After the ] of 1688, the colony regained its independence under the Royal Charter. The bedrock of the economy continued to be agriculture, especially dairy farming, and fishing. Lumber and shipbuilding also became major industries. Slaves were introduced at this time, although there is no record of any law relegalizing slave-holding. Ironically, the colony later prospered under the slave trade, by distilling rum to sell in Africa as part of a profitable ] in slaves and sugar with the ].<ref></ref>

] was the first of the thirteen colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown, on May 4, 1776. It was also the last colony of the thirteen colonies to ratify the ] on May 29, 1790 once assurances that a ] became part of the Constitution.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.usconstitution.net/rat_ri.html | title=Rhode Island Ratification of the U.S. Constitution}}</ref>


13 Rhode Island renounced allegiance to the British crown colony, 1776 May 4 was the first day. In addition, 13 colonies in May 1790 once the 29 day warranty, the Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution, was the last colony to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1636–1790
CapitalProvidence, Rhode Island
Common languagesEnglish
GovernmentRepublic
Governor 
History 
• Established 1636
• Foundation 1637
• Chartered as an English colony 1644
• Coddington Commission 1651–1653
• Royal Charter 1663
• Part of the Dominion of New England 1686–1688
• Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America 1790
• Disestablished 1790
Succeeded by
Rhode Island

Providence Plantation was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a theologian, independent preacher, and linguist on land gifted by the Narragansett sachem Canonicus. Roger Williams, fleeing from religious persecution in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, agreed with his fellow settlers on an egalitarian constitution providing for majority rule "in civil things" and liberty of conscience. Roger Williams named the colony Providence Plantation, in recognition of agriculture as the basis of its economy and believing that God had brought him and his followers there. Williams named the other islands in the Narragansett Bay after virtues: Patience Island, Prudence Island and Hope Island.

In 1637, the Baptist leader Anne Hutchinson purchased land on Aquidneck Island from the Native Americans, settling in Pocasset, now known as Portsmouth, Rhode Island. With her came her husband, William Coddington and John Clarke, among others. Other neighboring settlements of refugees followed, which all formed a loose alliance. They sought recognition together as an English colony in 1643, in response to threats to their independence. The revolutionary Long Parliament in London granted a charter in March 1644. The colonists refused to have a governor, but set up an elected "president" and council.

The second of the plantation colonies on the mainland (following Anne Hutchinson’s 1638 colony of Portsmouth and the 1639 colony of Newport founded by Coddington and Clarke; both on Aquidneck or Rhode Island) was Samuel Gorton’s Shawomet Purchase of 1642 from the Narragansetts. As Gorton settled at Shawomet, the Massachusetts authorities laid claim to his territory and acted by force to enforce their claim. After considerable difficulties with the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Gorton traveled to London to enlist the sympathies of the Robert Rich, the Second Earl of Warwick, Lord Admiral and head of the Parliamentary Commission on Plantation Affairs (responsible for managing the overseas plantation colonies). Gorton returned to his colony in 1648 with a letter from Rich, ordering Massachusetts to cease molesting him and his people. In gratitude, Gorton renamed Shawomet Plantation to Warwick Plantation.

The separate plantation colonies in the Narragansett Bay region were very progressive for their time, passing laws abolishing witchcraft trials, imprisonment for debt, most capital punishment, and on March 18, 1652, chattel slavery of both blacks and whites. Most religious groups were welcomed, with only some restrictions on Catholicism.

In 1651, William Coddington obtained a separate charter from England setting up the so-called Coddington Commission, which made Coddington life governor of the islands of Rhode Island and Connecticut in a federation with Connecticut Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. Protest, open rebellion and a further petition to Oliver Cromwell in London, led in 1653 to the reinstatement of the original charter.

After the English revolutionary government was overturned in 1660, it was necessary to gain a Royal Charter from the new king, Charles II of England. Charles was then a Catholic sympathizer in staunchly-Protestant England, and approved the colony's promise of religious freedom. He granted the request in 1663, giving the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations an elected governor and legislature. In the following years many persecuted groups settled in the colony, notably Quakers and Jews.

Although Rhode Island remained at peace with the Native Americans, the relationship between the other New England colonies and the Native Americans was more strained, and sometimes led to bloodshed, despite attempts by the Rhode Island leadership to broker peace. During King Philip's War (1675–1676), both sides regularly violated Rhode Island's neutrality. The war's largest battle occurred in Rhode Island, when a force of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth militia under General Josiah Winslow invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the Great Swamp in southern Rhode Island, on December 19, 1675. The Narragansett also invaded, and burnt down several of the cities of Rhode Island, including Providence, although they allowed the population to leave first. Also in one of the final actions of the war, troops from Connecticut hunted down and killed "King Philip", as they called the Narragansett war-leader Metacom, on Rhode Island's territory.

The colony was amalgamated into the Dominion of New England in 1686, as James II of England attempted to enforce royal authority over the autonomous colonies in British North America. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the colony regained its independence under the Royal Charter. The bedrock of the economy continued to be agriculture, especially dairy farming, and fishing. Lumber and shipbuilding also became major industries. Slaves were introduced at this time, although there is no record of any law relegalizing slave-holding. Ironically, the colony later prospered under the slave trade, by distilling rum to sell in Africa as part of a profitable triangular trade in slaves and sugar with the Caribbean.

Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown, on May 4, 1776. It was also the last colony of the thirteen colonies to ratify the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790 once assurances that a Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution.

Notes

  1. "Rhode Island and Roger Williams" in Chronicles of America
  2. Lauber, Almon Wheeler, Indian Slavery in Colonial Times Within the Present Limits of the United States. New York: Columbia University, 1913. Chapter 5. HTML version accessed from See also the Rhode Island Historical Society FAQ.
  3. A Chronological History of Remarkable Events, in the Settlement and Growth of Providence. Rhode Island 1844 accessed at The USGenWeb Project
  4. King Philip's War in historyplace.com
  5. "The Unrighteous Traffick", in The Providence Journal Sunday, March 12, 2006.
  6. "Rhode Island Ratification of the U.S. Constitution".

See also

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