Rhode Island history

Roger Williams founded the first permanent settlement in Providence Rhode Island in 1636 received the land from the Narragansett Indians. Forced to flee Massachusetts because of harassment by Williams established as a rule of religious and political freedom in his new settlement. Other leaders supporting freedom of worship soon established similar companies on both sides of Narragansett Bay. These companies combined, and in 1663 King Charles II ' England has granted a royal order that a greater degree of autonomy than any other colony in the New World, to promote the continuation of freedom of religion.

The 1700 was a period of success for Rhode Island. Commerce and Agriculture became a flourishing maritime trade. Providence and Newport were among the most important ports in the New World. Despite the profits from the slave trade, Rhode Island was the first> Colony for the importation of slaves illegal.

When the Revolutionary War began, the people of Rhode Island were the first among migrants in action against British rule by attacking British ships. On May 4, 1776, the first colony to renounce allegiance to Great Britain and declared independence Rhode Island.

The Independent Spirit of Rhode Island, the war was apparently also at the end of the revolutionaries. Rhode Island was the original 13 colonies to approve the final, the U.S. Constitution, demanding that the Bill of Rights, which guarantees the freedom to be added individually.

At the same time increased industrialization, Iceland Rhode cities expanded. New people looking for job opportunities came from a crowd of Countries, particularly before the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Canada and France. Over the years, as these people became a part of Rhode> Iceland 's industrial structure, the state has earned a reputation for its expertise and quality manufacturing, which is still a significant benefit to the economy of the state.

There is so much history here that Rhode Island is almost a living museum. For such a small state, the state has one of the nation's largest concentrations of historic monuments. The most famous, certainly the sumptuous villas of Newport Gilded Age, that early summer "cottage" ofrichest families in New York.