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Some of the major events that happened in Rhode Island, during the colonial period would include, the founding of the colony in 1636, by Roger Williams.

The year of 1638, when William Coddington, John Clarke, Anne Hutchinson, and others settled on Aquidneck Island.

In 1647, the settlements of Providence, Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick united after England granted Roger Williams a charter in 1644.

England granted Rhode Island its second charter in 1663. Then, in 1774, Rhode Island prohibited the importation of slaves. Along with the other 12 American Colonies, Rhode Island declared its independence from England in 1776.

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th state when it ratified the United States Constitution.

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