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The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation.
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Asked in History of the United States, Colonial America, Rhode Island
Who originally came to Rhode Island?
Originally rhode Island was found nad named by a dutch explorer
named Adrian Block. He called it red island because of the clay on
the beahces but he said this with an accent and when the british
came it turned into Rhode Island.
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Asked in Puritans
Why did people come to Rhode Island?
people came to Rhode Island for religious freedom and to
separate from Massachusetts church.
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Asked in Geography, History of the United States, Colonial America, Rhode Island
Who came to Rhode Island because of discrimination in England?
Members of the Catholic Church emigrated to Rhode Island due to
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Asked in History of England, History of the United States, Rhode Island
Why did settlers come to Rhode Island in 1641?
Settlers came to Rhode Island in 1641 when Roger Williams was
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followers founded Providence, which later became a colony named
Rhode Island.
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Asked in Judaism, Colonial America, Rhode Island
Did the Quakers and Jews came to Rhode Island because of discrimination in England?
Yes. Rhode Island was the first colony to allow anyone,
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Asked in Rhode Island
Came to Rhode Island because of discrimination in England?
Jews, Quakers, and Separatists emigrated to Rhode Island. They
were trying to escape the religious discrimination they had been
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Asked in Colonial America, Rhode Island
What type of settlers came to the Rhode Island colony?
Mostly people from Massachusetts Bay that weren't Puritan, but
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Asked in Rhode Island, Colonial America, Pennsylvania
What were some similarities and differences between Pennsylvania settlers and Rhode Island settlers?
Some of the Pennsylvania settlers, the Quakers, came to the
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Asked in Slavery, Colonial America, Rhode Island
Was slavery supported in colonial Rhode Island?
Slavery was supported by Rhode Island. They were so into it,
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a year for this. One fifth of slaves that came through the colonies
were from Rhode Island. Africans had no rights at all.
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Asked in History of the United States, Colonial America, Rhode Island
Why did they find Rhode Island?
they fond Rh-ode Island to have their own religion and have
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Who came up with the name of Rhode Island?
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Where did the Minoans come from before they came to Crete?
They came from the island of Crete, but you will have to dig
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Asked in Colonial America, Rhode Island
Why did the Europeans came to Rhode Island?
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams who settled there in
1636. He settled there after being kicked out of Massachusetts for
his religious views. Since then, many who sought to escape
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other American colonies settled in Rhode Island. In fact, the first
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Why did founders leave Europe to found Rhode Island?
The original founders came to places like Massachusetts.
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Asked in Rhode Island
What was the main reason early settlers came to Maryland Rhode Island and Pennsylvania?
A. seek religious freedom
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Why did the first settlers of Rhode Island come and how did they live?
They came for religious freedom and worked as farmers, foresters
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Asked in History of the United States, Slavery, Colonial America
Did Rhode Island have indentured servants?
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Where did settlers come from and why they came to Rhode Island?
settler came to America (South Carolina) because they came to have
freedom and to get better plantations abilities.
settler came to America (South Carolina) because they came to have
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Where were pilgrims living before they came to America?
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Why was the colony of Rhode Island created?
As an experiment in religious toleration.Some settlers from The
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How did people travel in Rhode Island in the 1770's?
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What was the main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Rhode Island?
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Asked in Founding Fathers, US Constitution
How many states had to ratify the Constitution according to Article VII?
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Who signs the US Constitution?
The framer or writer of the Constitution are delegates that came
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Asked in Founding Fathers, Colonial America, Philadelphia
What document did leaders from each US State come to work on in Philadelphia in 1787?
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