Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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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. It was an English colony from 1636 until 1707, and then a colony of Great Britain until the American Revolution in 1776, when it became the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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1636–1776 | |||||||||||
Capital | Providence, Newport | ||||||||||
Languages | English, Narragansett, Massachusett | ||||||||||
Government |
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Governor | |||||||||||
• 1636–1644 | Roger Williams | ||||||||||
• 1644–1775 | (list) | ||||||||||
• 1775–1776 | Nicholas Cooke | ||||||||||
Legislature | General Assembly | ||||||||||
• Upper House (de facto) | Council of Assistants | ||||||||||
• Lower House (de facto) | House of Deputies | ||||||||||
Historical era | |||||||||||
• Established | 1636 | ||||||||||
• Foundation | 1637 | ||||||||||
• Patent for Settlment | 1643-1644 | ||||||||||
• Coddington Commission | 1651–1653 | ||||||||||
1663 | |||||||||||
• Part of the Dominion of New England | 1686–1689 | ||||||||||
• Resumption of Royal Charter | 1688 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1776 | ||||||||||
Currency | Rhode Island pound | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Rhode Island |
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