Rhode+Island

RHODE ISLAND (Li'l Rhodey) 1686: King James tried to force Rhode island to join the Dominion of New England, Rhode Island revolted and the dominion dissolved 1719: Civil restrictions on Catholic. LOL
 * Date Founded || 1636 ||
 * Founded By || Roger Williams ||
 * Purpose of colony(Reason for founding the colony) || Williams was banished from Massachusetts, founded Rhode Island to separate church from state, providing religious freedom ||
 * Type of Colony || Charter Colony ||
 * Primary Economic Activities || Produced textiles, Lumber, Brewery, Whaling, Agriculture, shipping hub, fishing hub, hubby hub. ||
 * Major Events/People/Key Ideas || 1636: Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams

People: Giovanni da Verrazano (Discovered Rhode Island), Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson (Banished from Massachusetts, founded Portsmouth), Benedict Arnold (First Governor once it became a royal colony in 1663)

Key ideas: Allowed freedom of religion.

CRAAAAZIIIE CONVERSIONS: Rhode island is 66,211,200 square inches. Dat's a whole lot of inches || Works cited www.findfast.org www.landofthebrave.info www.history.com www.wikipedia.org www.infoplease.com Google images Look at how small and insignificant it is. -Javan "Brotato" Barton and Luke "Broseidon" Spencer
 * Date it became a Royal Colony || 1663 ||