State
Colony of Rhode Island and Plantations
former colony in North America, part of Great Britain
- This boundary
- 1663–1776
- Founded
- 1663
- Ended
- 1776
- Capital
- Providence
- Languages
- English
- Preceded by
- Providence Plantations
- Succeeded by
- Rhode Island
Overview
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 soon founded on Narragansett Bay, the colony became a haven for religious dissenters and was known for its commitment to religious freedom and self-governance.
Records (3)
- 1675 — Battle of Great Swamp FightBattle · Massachussetts, Rhode Island, Mohegan Indians ▸ Narrangasset Indians
- 1676 — Battle of Mount HopeBattle · Rhode Island ▸ Wampanoag
- 1676 — Battle of SeekonkBattle · Narrangassett Indians ▸ Rhode Island
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).