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| '''Providence Plantation''' was founded in 1636 by ], a ] minister fleeing from religious persecution in the ]. He was joined there by ] after her banishment. Other settlements in ], ], and ] quickly followed. A Parliamentary patent was secured in March 1644, uniting the four settlements. Under the Royal Charter, the colony was Self-Governing, with an elected Governor and Legislature. For a time, it was used as a government for deportation where high-ranking exiles and criminals were sent. | |||
| In 1663, a Royal Charter was granted by ] for the '''Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations'''. Unlike many of the other colonies' charters, the charter for Rhode Island specifically guaranteed religious freedom for all Christians and even ]s. Because of this, a small Jewish population existed in Rhode Island, the only one in the original ] of ] in which they were able to practice their religion freely. However, some extremist ] groups were against this religious toleration. | |||
| ] was the first of the thirteen colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown, on ], ]. It was also the last colony of the thirteen colonies to ratify the ]. Prior to this, some people, including ], chose to detour around it when heading north or south from ] {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. | |||
| Rhode Island covers about 1,214 square miles. The terrain is mostly flat with no mountains. The colony's economy was mostly based around farming; they had large dairy cattle farms. Shipbuilding was a profitable trade as there was much lumber. Rhode Island also fished and was a slave trading outpost. | |||
| Some historians think the name owes its origins to Italian explorer ], upon discovering nearby (present-day) ] named it Rhode Island because of its similarity in shape to the Greek island of ].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} As for Providence, the Plantation was likely named for ], given the fact that the founder of ], ], was a theologian. | |||
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