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There were many mountains, trees, and rivers, but there was poor soil to farm on and is not suitable for crops. There were Mild, Short summers and long, and cold winters in Rhode Island. There are flat rolling hills and lowlands. There is less disease in the colony than in the warmer colonies down south.
Alchin, Linda. “Rhode Island Colony.” Rhode Island Colony ***, Land Of the Brave, 12 Sept. 2017, www.landofthebrave.info/rhode-island-colony.htm.

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Most of the people who lived in Rhode Island had no religious freedom whatsoever. The Puritan people had complete control over the areas and if you were not a Puritan, they would not tolerate you living in the area. In fact, some people like Ann Hutchinson were banished for their beliefs. The original reason as to how they got to be that way was England. The angelic church was a reform movement to completely get rid of the church of corruption. The Puritans believed that religion should be part of society and the government, while others believed that a government should remain unbiased and you would be able to choose whether or not you wished to adopt a certain religion into your personal lives. However, in the end the people seeking religious freedom won out and people like Jews and Catholics were granted it.

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“Colonial Rhode Island.” Colonial Rhode Island ***, www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-rhode-island.htm

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1.The government of the colony was established in 1775 as a Charter colony.
2. The government was create to not to rule by religious law.
3. The mother country (England) was very involved in Rhode Island. In fact, the governor was representing England as well as the majority of the rest of the governing staff.
4.The major document of Rhode Island's was the charter that was given to them by King Charles 2. This charter established the rules of Rhode Island's government.

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Since Rhode Island is on the coast, people made their living off of fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding. They had no modern lights, but whale oil could be used for lamps which is why whaling was a way of making a living. However farming for them was very difficult because of the soil, but some plants like corn could be planted. This was a downside of their economy, they gave up the profit of farming for ocean/lake related activities.

The industries where, agriculture, (livestock and dairy fishing.) There were also some breweries producing rum. Rhode Island had,corn, pumpkins, rye, squash and beans. They were raised even with the harsh growing conditions.
Other natural resources are, fish, whale and forests. For trade they mostly traded with other New England colonies for the natural resources they didn't have, in return they gave fish, whiskey, and beer.

Alchin, Linda. “Rhode Island Colony.” Rhode Island Colony ***, Land of the Brave, 12 Sept. 2017, www.landofthebrave.info/rhode-island-colony.htm.

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Rhode Island was founded at Providence by Roger Williams, who was a minister and his followers  in 1636.They founded this colony on  the land that is now Providence  which they purchased from the Narragansett Indians.  They founded this colony to escape religious persecution from Massachusetts. Providence  officially became a new colony in 1663 after the King of England granted them a charter.                           .editmore_horizIn-text Citation

AlchinSit, Linda. “Rhode Island Colony.” Rhode Island Colony ***, Siteseen Ltd, Feb. 2017, www.landofthebrave.info/rhode-island-colony.htm.editmore_horizIn-text Citation

“Log In.” Britannica School, Encyclopedia Briticanna, 2017, school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Rhode-Island/345520.

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Roger Williams, Founder of Rhode Island, Arrived in Boston, www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_williams_3_e.html.

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Puritans arrived in Colonial Rhode Island

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Puritans arrived in Colonial Rhode Island