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The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams.
May 7, 2024 · Learn about the origins, settlements, and charter of Rhode Island Colony, one of the 13 Original Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. Explore how Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and others established religious freedom and separation of church and state in the colony.
Feb 1, 2021 · Providence Colony (also known as Providence Plantation, modern-day Providence, Rhode Island, USA) was a settlement established in 1636 CE by the Puritan separatist theologian and pastor Roger Williams (l. 1603-1683 CE) after he was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Apr 10, 2009 · A collection of historical records from the colonial period of Rhode Island, edited and transcribed by John Russell Bartlett. The collection covers the years 1636 to 1792 and is available online from the Internet Archive.
This is a collection of lists of early settlers (before 1700) in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Most of the lists are of the earliest inhabitants of a particular town or area.
Aug 2, 2020 · Learn how Rhode Island colony was founded by five separate groups of English settlers who left Massachusetts Bay for religious and political reasons. Discover how they obtained a charter in 1663 and became a progressive and independent colony in the American Revolution.
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams.
