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Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
Rhode Island was the only New England colony without an established church. [28] Rhode Island had only four churches with regular services in 1650, out of the 109 places of worship with regular services in the New England Colonies (including those without resident clergy), [28] while there was a small Jewish enclave in Newport by 1658. [29]
The French in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coleman, Peter J. The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790–1860 (1963). online edition; Conley, Patrick T. The Irish in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coughtry, Jay A. The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700–1807 (1981).
Across the country, statues of confederate leaders are coming down. The "Providence Plantations" part is the name of the land settled in the capitol city by slave owner Roger Williams in 1636.
The state was officially named the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" when it declared statehood in 1790. Over time it became commonly known as simply "Rhode Island". The General Assembly voted in 2009 to hold a referendum in November 2010 on removing "and Providence Plantations" from the official name.
The name "United States Minor Outlying Islands" started to be used in 1986. [124] Previously, some of the islands were included in a group called "United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands". Baker Island was named for Michael Baker in 1832. [125] Howland Island was named after a whaling vessel in 1842. [126]
A detailed analysis of why Rhode Island's House speaker and Senate president hold so much power can be found in a 2014 cover story by Philip Eil in the Providence Phoenix, titled "The Seat of ...
The first thing to know is that it appears Rhode Islanders were fascinated by low-numbered plates from the outset. In the early days, a directory called “Who Is It?” was published so people ...