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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1636–1790
Capital	Providence, Rhode Island
Common languages	English
Government	Republic
Governor
History
• Established	1636
• Foundation	1637
• Chartered as an English colony	1644
• Coddington Commission	1651–1653
• Royal Charter	1663
• Part of the Dominion of New England	1686–1688
• Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America	1790
• Disestablished	1790
Succeeded by Rhode Island

Purobidensupuranteshon year 1636 Roger Williams, theologian, preacher independent Narragansett chiefs Canonicus and linguist with a gift of land was founded by. Roger Williams, fleeing from religious persecution in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the majority of the constitutional principle of equality "with his fellow settlers to provide things that people" agreed with the freedom of conscience. Roger Williams, in recognition of agriculture as its economic foundation is named for the colonial Purobidensupuranteshon, followers believed he had God with him. After Williams virtue of Narragansett Bay, the island of others: Patience Island, Prudence Island and Hope Island name .

The year 1637, the Baptist Ridaanhatchinson, Pocasset settling time is now Portsmouth, who bought the land from the Native Americans known as Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. Between her and others, Uiriamukodinton her husband, John Clark, came. Other neighboring settlements of refugees followed all formed a loose alliance. They together with the year 1643 as an English colony, demanded recognition of their response to threats to their independence. London revolutionary Long Parliament in 1644 gave three month charter. The rejection of the colonial governor, was elected president "to set the" adopted.

Plantations on the continent the first two (the Anhatchinson of Portsmouth and Newport was founded in 1639 by Mr. Coddington and Mr. Clark was colonized in 1638 the colonial years, the following; Aquidneck, Rhode Island or both), Samyuerugoton Shawomet was purchased from the Narragansetts in the year 1642. As Shawomet Gorton settled in the Massachusetts state government has put in his claim to territory, acted to enforce their claims by force. General Court of Massachusetts Bay, after considerable difficulty, Gorton, in London, to join sympathy Robert Rich, the second generation of Warwick, Chairman of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs and Plantation Lord Admiral (overseas plantations managing director) journey. Colony in his 1648 letter from Rich Gorton was returned with an order to stop it in Massachusetts for molesting him and his people. In gratitude, the plantation and renamed to Shawomet Gotonuouikkupuranteshon.

Plantations in many different areas of Narragansett Bay for much of his time in law, the death penalty most of the witch trials are underway to pass the abolition of imprisonment for debt, March 18, 1652, both blacks white slavery Most religious groups, was welcomed by the Catholic restricted to only a few.

Year 1651, from Uiriamukodintoningurando is this colonial Connecticut, Rhode Island, in partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, set our island state called Connecticut Commission Governor Coddington Coddington's life is a separate charter fetched. The protest and rebellion, upon petition further Oribakuromuueru in London in 1653 led to the recovery of the original charter.

After the revolution of the English government, was reversed in the year 1660, it was necessary to get a new Royal Charter from King Charles II. Charles faithful in Protestant England has approved the appointment of the colony's freedom of religion was Catholic sympathizer. He gives Purobidensupuranteshon colony of Rhode Island, was elected governor and legislature in the year 1663, acknowledged the request. Many groups that were persecuted by the colonial settlement of Quakers and Jews in particular, the following year.

However, Rhode Island, the Indians remained at peace with the details of the relationship between indigenous peoples and other New England colonies and led to bloodshed when the tension, the leadership of Rhode Island to broker peace Despite attempts. King Philip's War (1675-1676) in, both sides have regularly violated the neutrality of Rhode Island. Massachusetts, under the general Josaiauinsuro the biggest battle of the war, Rhode Island, Connecticut, broke into a militia force in Plymouth, 1675 December 19, the Sun is a large wetland south of Rhode Island destruction occurred Naragansettoindian fortified villages. In Narragansett, the intrusion, but the city was destroyed and several state Daunrodoairando Providence, their population is allowed to leave first. Addition, one end of the war in a single action, hunting down and killing the troops from Connecticut, "King Philip" as the war leader of the Narragansett, Rhode Island territory called Metacom.

It was the colonial Dominionnyuingurando 1686, James was forced to merge with the authority of the royal family in a self-sustaining colonies of England in British North America as the world. 1688 years after the Glorious Revolution, the colony regained its independence under the Royal Charter. Economic infrastructure, agriculture, especially dairy, agriculture, fisheries continued. Wood was also the main industry and shipbuilding industry. While there, the slave laws Slave relegalizing not keep a record that was introduced at this time. Ironically, under the colonial slave trade to Africa, which thrives by selling rum distillation as part of the profitable triangular trade in slaves and sugar in the Caribbean

13 Rhode Island renounced allegiance to the British crown colony, 1776 May 4 was the first day. In addition, 13 colonies in May 1790 once the 29 day warranty, the Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution, was the last colony to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Notes

See also

• State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
• Roger Williams
• List of colonial governors of Rhode Island
• Dominion of New England

External links

• Rhode Island History from the State of Rhode Island General Assembly Web Site
• The Rhode Island Historical Society

• 1790 disestablishments
• Former British colonies
• British North America
• Thirteen Colonies
• History of Rhode Island
• States and territories established in 1636