How did the United States gain possesion of Rhode Island?

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Answer 1

Roger Williams left Massachusetts to form his own colony, "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations", for more religious freedom. That was before it was the "United States".

Answer 2

.In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called Block Island. Native American inhabitants included the Narragansett tribe, occupying most of the area, and the closely related Niantic tribe. Most of the Native Americans were decimated by introduced diseases, intertribal warfare.

In 1636 Roger Williams, after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views, settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay. He called the site Providence and declared it a place of religious freedom. This is the article of agreement Roger Williams and others made, and every person who decided to live in Providence had to sign it: “We, whose names are hereunder written, being desirous to inhabit the town of Providence, do promise to submit ourselves, in active or passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good by the body in an orderly way by the major consent of the inhabitance, masters of families, incorporated together into a township, and such others as they shall admit into the same only in civil things.” Rhode Island was a charter colony, Roger Williams received a charter to build the colony.

In 1637, Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts for committing heresy. She and some others, including William Coddington and John Clarke, founded the town of Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island. In 1639, Coddington left Portsmouth and founded Newport on Aquidneck Island.

In that same year a formal government was established for the island. William Coddington was the first governor and Philip Sherman was the first Secretary. In 1643 Samuel Gorton founded Shawomet, which is now called Warwick. In 1644 the name of Aquidneck Island was changed to Rhode Island.

John Clarke was granted a Charter by King Charles II in 1663 for Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which effectively united the two colonies into one. Under the terms of the charter, only landowners could vote. Before the Industrial Revolution, when most people were employed as farmers, this was considered democratic. The original charter was used as the state constitution until 1842.

In 1664, the seal of the colony was adopted. It pictured an anchor and the word HOPE.

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Answer 3

Rhode Island used to be a part of Massachusetts, I believe. It was one of the original thirteen colonies, giving it the honor of being one of the red or white stripes of the American Flag, as well as one of the stars. The original thirteen were also known as the United Colonies, before chosing the title United States. They went on to become the United States, by way of voting to become a part of the effort to build the nation.

Answer 4

Not sure, but I'm pretty sure that the U.S. annexed the Petoria province of Rhode Island from Peter Griffin in the early 21st century.

Answer 5

Rhode island was the first of the colonies to declare its independence from England.

Answer 6

Revolutionary War of 1776

Answer 7

Bush's great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather invaded, thinking there were WMD's there.