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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an English colony on the eastern coast of North America, founded in 1636 on former land of the Narragansett tribe by Puritan minister Roger Williams, at a settlement he originally called Providence Plantations, after his exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Joined by three other settlements…

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Capital
Providence, Newport
Currency
Rhode Island pound
Government
Self-governing colony (1636–1651; 1653–1776) · Proprietary colony (1651–1653)
Historical era
British colonization of the Americas · Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
Languages
English, Narragansett, Massachusett
Legislature
General Assembly

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First settlements

Coddington Charter attempt

1663 Royal Charter

King Philip's War

Dominion of New England

American Revolutionary period

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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Government · 2
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Proprietary colony (1651–1653), Self-governing colony (1636–1651; 1653–1776)
Historical era · 2
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → British colonization of the Americas, Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
Capital · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Providence, Newport
Currency · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Rhode Island pound
Languages · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → English, Narragansett, Massachusett
Legislature · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → General Assembly
Today part of · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Rhode Island
• 1636–1644 · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Roger Williams
• 1644–1775 · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → (list)
• 1775–1776 · 1
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Nicholas Cooke

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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsCurrencyRhode Island pound1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsGovernmentSelf-governing colony (1636–1651; 1653–1776)1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsGovernmentProprietary colony (1651–1653)1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsHistorical eraBritish colonization of the Americas1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsHistorical eraPuritan migration to New England (1620–1640)1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsLanguagesEnglish, Narragansett, Massachusett1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsLegislatureGeneral Assembly1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsToday part ofRhode Island1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• 1636–1644Roger Williams1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• 1644–1775(list)1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• 1775–1776Nicholas Cooke1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Coddington Commission1651–16531.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Disestablished17761.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Established16361.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Foundation16371.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Lower House (de facto)House of Deputies1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Part of the Dominion of New England1686–16891.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Patent for Settlement1643-16441.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Resumption of Royal Charter16881.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Royal Charter16631.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Total4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)1.00infobox
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations• Upper House (de facto)Council of Assistants1.00infobox

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