It was established as a buffer colony.
In 1636 as Providence Plantations.
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Roger Williams was an English clergyman who, in 1636, left the repressive atmosphere fostered by the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to found the first permanent European settlement in Rhode Island. This settlement, called "Providence Plantations" was the first organized colony in America to be founded on the principles of freedom of thought and worship. The official name of Rhode Island is "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations". It can be traced in this form back to the Royal Charter of 1663, granted to the Rhode Island colonists by King Charles II of England. In the Charter, it is the "Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/riinfo/know-rhode-island/
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Providence Plantations.
Providence Plantations.
Providence Plantations.
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
In 1636 as Providence Plantations.
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Providence Plantations.
It was Providence Plantations founded by Roger Williams.
He doesn't have sole claim to Rhode Island... Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations was a merger of the Rhode Island Colony (on what is now known as Aquidneck Island) and the Providence Plantations colonies (located around present day Providence. Roger Williams founded the Providence Plantations colonies.
Stephen Hopkins lived in Providence, Rhode Island. He served several times as the Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
"State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations".
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