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  2. History of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    The French in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coleman, Peter J. The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790–1860 (1963). online edition; Conley, Patrick T. The Irish in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coughtry, Jay A. The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700–1807 (1981).

  3. USS Providence (1775) - Wikipedia

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    Providence had been troubled by leaks which developed during bad weather on the cruise, so she headed back for Rhode Island and arrived at Newport two days later. The British seized Narragansett Bay in December 1776 and Providence retired up the Providence River with other American vessels. She ran the British blockade in February 1777 under Lt ...

  4. Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Wikipedia

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    Overlapping charters had awarded an area extending three miles inland to both Plymouth Colony and Rhode Island east of Narragansett Bay; this area was awarded to Rhode Island in 1741, establishing Rhode Island's jurisdiction over Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Tiverton, and Little Compton which Massachusetts had claimed. Also adjudicated in the ...

  5. Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    Providence Plantations merged with the settlements at Rhode Island and Warwick to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which also became a charter colony in 1636. British role After 1680, the imperial government in London took an increasing interest in the affairs of the colonies, which were growing rapidly in population ...

  6. Rhode Island Royal Charter - Wikipedia

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    The Rhode Island Royal Charter provided royal recognition to the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, approved by England's King Charles II in July 1663. It superseded the 1643 Patent for Settlement and outlined many freedoms for the inhabitants of Rhode Island. It was the guiding document of the colony's government (and that of ...

  7. Rhode Island dad guns down 7-months pregnant wife, 2 ... - AOL

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    Cops in West Greenwich say Nicholas Arruda, 39, shot wife Danielle and their two young kids to death, then turned his M4-style weapon on himself. Rhode Island dad guns down 7-months pregnant wife ...

  8. These Rhode Islanders were lost on D-Day. Here are ... - AOL

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    Jean-Baptiste P. Auclair: Pfc 330 Inf 83 Div; Rhode Island July 5, 1944 Elmer R. Harkness: Pfc 358 Inf 90 Div; Rhode Island June 14, 1944 Theodore J. Marquis: Pvt 12 Inf 4 Div; Rhode Island June 8 ...

  9. Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]