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The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an English, and later British, colony on the eastern coast of North America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.Founded in 1636 by the English Puritan minister Roger Williams after his exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island became a haven for religious dissenters and was known for its commitment to religious freedom and self ...
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]
People from colonial Rhode Island (2 C, 205 P) Pages in category "Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The early Rhode Island inhabitants named in the Rhode Island Royal Charter, dated July 8, 1663 and signed with the royal seal by King Charles II; this charter was the basis for Rhode Island's government for nearly two centuries: [38] Author: John Clarke; Governor: Benedict Arnold; Deputy Governor: William Brenton; Assistants: William Baulston ...
Pages in category "People executed by the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations by hanging" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations began as settlements in Providence, Newport, Portsmouth, and Warwick. [2] The settlements banded together under the Patent of 1643–1644, recognizing their corporate existence and compelling recognition from their neighbors as well. [3]
John Coggeshall Sr. (2 December 1599 – 27 November 1647) was a British colonial statesman who was one of the founders of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and the first President of all four towns in the Colony.
1764 – College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations established in Warren. [2] 1768 – Brick Schoolhouse built on Meeting Street. 1770 – College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations relocated to Providence. [9] 1774 - Rhode Island Supreme Court founded.