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Early settlers were religious dissidents and exiles. The title was renewed in the pre Revolutionary War years as the center for smuggling to avoid tarriffs and in the post Revolutionary War years as the center for slavers. It was the home port for a variety of unsavory people.
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Is there a town called Rhode Island in Rhode Island?
no
What is Rhode Island also called?
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
What is someone from Rhode Island called?
A Rhode Islander ...
What are people called in Rhode Island?
Rhode Islanders.
Why is the state of Rhode Island called an island when it isn't while the island of Rhodes isn't called Rhode Island?
The Mediterannean island's full name is "Isle of Rhodes." "Rhode Island" is the historical and official name for Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay.
Why did the red chicken become the state bird of Rhode Island?
It was called Rhode island red.
What is the name of the episode about stewie and brian going to Rhode Island?
It is called "Road to Rhode Island"
What was Rhode Island's regiment of slaves and free blacks called?
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment sometimes called Varnum's Continentals.
What was the people called who settled in Rhode Island colony?
Rhode Islanders.
What is the mascot of the university of Rhode Island?
The mascot for the University of Rhode Island is a ram. They are called the "Rhody Rams"
What is the state with the smallest land area?
The state with the smallest land area is Rhode Island
Which colony was founded by outcasts from Massachusetts bay puritan community?
Rhode Island. It used to be nicknames Rogues Island because of all of the different types of people there. Many were outcasts of different communities. That is how it was founded.
