Rhode Island by James Coleman https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i Jimmy Coleman, Kulang Pitia, Gianni Hanna en-us 2016-09-22 18:52:48 UTC 2026-01-09 01:58:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Where was the colony located (be exact)? Which of the three areas did your colony exist? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126111043 Rhode Island is located off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. ]]> 2016-09-23 18:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126111043 What were the main geographical features of each (rivers, mtns., flat, fertile, forests)? What were the names of the major waterways where they transported good into the interior of the colony? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126537752 The Geographical features around the area of Rhode Island is Coastal lowlands, flat lands, and rocky woodlands. The major waterways in Rhode Island is the Black Stone River,  Branch River, Pawcatuck River, Pawtuxet River, Ponaganset River, Sakonnet River, Wood River, and Woonasquatucket River. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126537752 Where did most of the people in the colony come from (Where in Europe?)  116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126537793 Most of the people in Rhode island came from Europe or some of them were Native Americans. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126537793 What religion(s) were practiced/allowed? How much did the church impact their rules? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126537977 Rhode Island didn't really have an official religion but some of the things they did were worship god. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126537977 How did these colonies make money or What was their economy based on? What did they trade/make/grow/sell 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538048 They made money by trading. Their economy was based on Farming like large cattle and dairy farms. They would sell things like food, wood, and maybe ships. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538048 What was their relationship with Native Americans?  116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538087 The Rhode Island colonies and the Native Americans were friends they shared food and hunting skills. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538087 What were the class differences in the different colonies (Social pyramid)?  116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538120 2016-09-27 01:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538120 How was crime and punishment dealt with (What were considered crimes)? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538267 Rhode Island was one of the earliest states in the United States to abolish capital punishment, having abolished it for all crimes in 1852. The death penalty was reintroduced in 1872, but it was never carried out before being abolished again in 1984. Of all the states, Rhode Island has had the longest period with no executions, none having taken place since 1845.]]> 2016-09-27 01:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538267 How did most in the colony feel about slavery (necessary or not necessary)? Did your colony have slave codes? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538319 Black slaves were in Rhode Island by 1652, and by the end of that century Rhode Island had become the only New England colony to use slaves for both labor and trade.]]> 2016-09-27 01:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538319 How was life different between life in the city/towns or rural areas?  116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538350 2016-09-27 01:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538350 What rights did the colonists have and from where did they get their rights (Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact)?  116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538430 2016-09-27 01:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538430 What type of government did the colony have and who were allowed to be in charge?  116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538498 The Governor of Colonial Rhode Island held the executive power in the colony representing the Crown. 
The Governor’s Council of Colonial Rhode Island was composed of influential and powerful men who advised and supported the Governor and had judicial and administrative powers.
An Assembly was elected by and represented, the citizens of the towns and counties of Colonial Rhode Island Town Meetings


]]> 2016-09-27 01:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538498 What was the capital and two other major major cities or towns? What was at the center of these cities/towns? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538547 Providence was the capital and the two major cities are Newport and Warwick. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538547 How did they feel about public education? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538635 Of all the New England colonies, however, Rhode Island was the only colony not to provide compulsory elementary education.]]> 2016-09-27 01:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538635 What flag flew in this colony? It would be the flag of the European country they immigrated from and local symbols 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538707 2016-09-27 01:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538707 What did the average colonial man, woman, child look like? 116681 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538731 The average women looked like they were wearing an apron, waistcoat, colf, shift, and a petticoat. ]]> 2016-09-27 01:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/126538731 106655 https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/127973567 2016-10-03 18:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/116681/r51fhiy7wb3i/wish/127973567