Rhode Island did not provide representation to assist in framing that document. They sat out the Constitutional Convention in protest insisting that a Bill of Rights and some form of protection for small states had to be included before they would be a party to the proposed Constitution. They got their way with a bi-cameral Legislature where the small states were equals in the upper house and assurances that a Bill of Rights was to be added to the Constitution. They ratified the US Constitution and joined the United States on 29 May 1790.
Smallest State with the longest name.
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Rhode Island has no major mountains.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Rhode Island University
Its headquarters are there.
Rhode Island
Smallest State with the longest name.
religious freedom
Rhode Island
Smallest state in the US is Rhode Island.It is smallest in terms of area.
"State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations".
Rhode Island. Providence is the capital City.
The state bird of Rhode Island is the "Rhode Island Red" (a type of chicken).
It doesn't connect to Rhode Island. Rhode Island is further north of Massachusetts.
one of the major things that set rhode island apart from other colonies was the idea of religious toleration. they allowed nearly every religion to practice freely
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