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	'''Providence Plantation''' was founded in ] 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 ] ], uniting the four settlements.

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	Rhode Island was the last colony of the original ] in ] to ratify the ].		Rhode Island was the last colony of the original ] in ] to ratify the ].

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Rhode Island was the last colony of the original 13 British colonies in North America to ratify the United States Constitution.

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Discourse Concerning Western Planting (1584) Mayflower Compact (1620) Mourt's Relation (1622) Of Plymouth Plantation (1630–1651) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1638) Quintipartite Deed (1676)
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