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Rhode Island state coat of arms. Rhode Island acquired a reputation for opposing a closer union with the other former British colonies that had formed the United States of America. [1] [2] It vetoed an act of the Congress of the Confederation which earned it a number of deprecatory nicknames, including "Rogue Island" and "the Perverse Sister". [1]
Voters rejected the restriction by a three to one margin, thus making Rhode Island the first state to grant suffrage to African-Americans. [2] The new constitution was ratified by an overwhelming vote of 7,024 to 51. [3] The turnout was meager, as the opposition boycotted the election. [3] The constitution became effective in May 1843. [4]
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]
With the collapse of the two-party system in Rhode Island (ask me about it, I used to recruit candidates), we need to move to ranked-choice voting, both in primaries and general elections.
Rhode Island declared independence from the British Empire on May 4, 1776, two months before the U.S. Declaration of Independence was ratified. [5] However, despite this eagerness for independence, Rhode Island was also a stronghold for Anti-Federalism through the Country Party, which was widely popular among rural areas of Rhode Island and dominated the Rhode Island General Assembly from 1786 ...
As to why so many Rhode Islanders continue to call the area South County, it's likely partly habit and partly that it's a little catchier than Washington County.
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]
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 ...