Was Rhode Island ever a royal colony?

Answer 1

Rhode Island NEVER become a royal colony. It was self-governed since its beginnings and after the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in England, John Clarke secured a charter that assured religious freedom and self government.

This 1663 charter "served as the foundation of Rhode Islands government long after the American Revolution."

Answer 2

Rhode Island, founded by Roger Williams, was never a royal colony. It was self-governed from its founding as a squatter colony in 1636 (with charters in 1644 and 1663). Roger Williams was a religious dissenter from the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony. He founded his colony as a place of opportunity and religious toleration for all peoples. Rhode Island had no tax-supported church backed by the colonial government, which was rare for a British colony at the time. The settlements in William's colony were viewed as garbage by Puritans in the Bay Colony who referred to Rhode Island as "that sewer."

Answer 3

It is a propriety