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Rhode Island was settled by religious exiles from Massachusetts, including Roger Williams, who founded Providence in 1636. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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Settlement to insure religious freedom?
The first settlement in the United States to really ensure religious freedom was Rhode Island. Maryland followed close behind, with the Maryland Toleration Act.
Roger Williams founded what settlement?
Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island after he was exiled from Massachusetts for being too hard and criticizing the Church. So, it is well known, that Roger Williams is considered the founder of the entire colony of Rhode Island, in the year 1636.
Who was the person who founded a settlement that later joined with Providence and became part of Rhode Island?
Anne Hutchinson.
What is the official name of Rhode Island?
"State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations".
What was the first colony to stop importing slaves?
Rhode Island
When was the first settlement in Rhode Island?
William Blackstone was the first Rhode Island settler. But Providence (Rhode Island's capital) was founded as a Rhode Island settlement by Roger Williams.
Rhode Island settlement?
a settlement in rhode island , when the early explorers created
Who started the first European settlement in Rhode Island?
Roger Williams.
Was there any discoveries such as the Gold Rush in California responsible for Rhode Island's settlement?
No, the settlement of Rhode Island was not a Eurekaevent.
What is Providence Plantions?
The first Colonial Settlement in what today is called Rhode Island.
What is rhode island's settlement?
Providence.
What is the city in Rhode Island that the first settlement true religios freedom was practiced?
Providence.
What is Rhode Island's main settlement?
Providence.
What is the major settlement of Rhode Island?
Providence.
Where was the first post-explorer settlement in Rhode Island?
The first post settlement explorer in Rhode Island was an Italian man named Giovanni da Verrazzano. He made recordings of running into Indians on a small island, assumed to be Block Island.
What settlement did anne Hutchinson?
She started the settlement of Rhode Island. She did this after she was forced to leave Boston.
The settlement at Providence grew into the independent colony of?
Rhode Island
