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Q: What businessess was Rhode Island known for in the colonies?
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What were two colonies known for religious tolerance?

Pennsylvania and Rhode Island


Which colonies are known as the New England colonies?

Plymouth Massachusetts Bay New Hampshire Conneticut Rhode Island :)


Is Rhode Island a corporate colony?

Yes, Rhode Island and Connecticut were both known as corporate colonies. They had a charter granted to them as inhabitants designating them as a corporate body.


What was the New England colonies known for?

The New England colonies consisting of Massachusetts, New Hampshire Rhode Island, and Connecticut were best known for their farming and fishing.


What products an businesses is Rhode Island known for?

Rhode Island is known for corn and seafood


What six colonies have two word names?

You're probably looking for New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Rhode Island. But of the original thirteen colonies, Massachusetts Bay was also two words. Rhode Island was known as Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which was five words.


What was founded by a puritan names roger Williams and is today the smallest US state?

He doesn't have sole claim to Rhode Island... Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations was a merger of the Rhode Island Colony (on what is now known as Aquidneck Island) and the Providence Plantations colonies (located around present day Providence. Roger Williams founded the Providence Plantations colonies.


What colonies did belong to New England?

There were four colonies that were a part of New England. They were known at the time as British America. They were the Province of New Hampshire, the Colony of Rhode Island, Providence Plantations, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.


What was the new england colonies best known for?

the New England Colonies were good at shipbuilding and cattle and dairy farming.


What us state is the ocean state?

Rhode Island is known as the "Ocean State"


What were the first known inhabitants in Rhode Island?

The first known people of Rhode Island were the Narragansett, Niantic, Pequot, and Wampanoag tribes.


Any sites with Rhode Island colleges?

There are a number of well-known colleges in Rhode Island, even though it is such a small state. Here is a list of colleges and universities in Rhode Island http://collegestats.org/colleges/Rhode-island