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RHODE ISLAND

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Important Information

Region

Geography/Climate

Religion

Economics

Founded

INDEX

01

rhode island

  • advocating separation of church and state in Colonial America
  • On land purchasaed from the Narragansett Indians
  • Banished by Puritans

Section 01

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Facts

  • The first Colonists arrived from England aboard the Ark and the Dove ships
  • The Colony became a state on May 29, 1790. For additional facts and info refer to the Change from Colonies to States

new england

Rhode Island

Name of Religion

Religion

  • There was no religious freedom in the areas inhabited by the Puritans as they did not tolerate any other form of religion.
  • Refer to Religion in the Colonies

Geography

Flat rolling hills and lowlands.

Soil

poor rocky soil that was difficult to farm and unsuitable for crops

Climate

New England was the coldest of the three regions, mild and short summers leading to long, cold winters but less disease than in the warmer colonies

Geography & Climate

East

  • Whaling
  • Shipbuilding
  • Farming
  • Fishing

Ways Colonists Earned Money

Economics

Rhode island is not even an island

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