Rhode Island

Rhode Island was...

• Founded by Roger Williams and other colonist like Anne Hutchinson
• Founded in 1636
• Was a New England Colony

Roger Williams was...

• Born December 21, 1603
• Born in Smithfield, England
• Found Rhode Island for religious dissidents
• His religion was Puritan

The Religion in Rhode Island was...

• Puritans(People that were strongly opposed to the catholic church;searching for religious freedom
• Dissidents from Massachusetts

Geography

• Flat rolling hills and lowlands
• Mountains thick with trees
• Poor rocky soil
• Rivers

Economy

• Pumpkins,rye,squash and beans were planted
• Fishing,whaling and ship building were common along the coast

History

• First Colonist arrived from England on ships like the Ark and the Dove
• In 1663 King Charles the second granted the royal Charter of Rhode Island
• Rhode Island was the 6th colony

A Charter was...

• A document that gave Colonies the legal rights to exist

Fun Facts

• New England was the coldest of the three regions and there for Rhode Island had less dissease
• Dutch explorers named Rhode Island "roodt Eylandt" meaning red island because of the red clay soil

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