Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Colony
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| gptkbp:borders |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:capital |
Providence
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| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Colonial architecture
Social reform movements Education system Political activism Diverse religious practices Literature and arts Jewish_community Quaker_influence |
| gptkbp:currency |
Rhode_Island_pound
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1790
|
| gptkbp:economy |
Agriculture
Fishing Shipbuilding Trade |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Roger_Williams
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1636
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
Self-governing colony
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:King_Philip's_War |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
gptkb:Royal_Charter_of_1663
Home to the first Baptist church in America First colony to recognize the principle of majority rule Act of Religious Toleration (1663) Constitution of 1842 Fundamental Orders of 1647 Key player in the abolitionist movement. Site of the first Jewish congregation in America Influential_in_the_development_of_American_democracy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Colonial Rhode Island
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Religious freedom
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Samuel_Ward
gptkb:John_Clarke gptkb:Stephen_Hopkins gptkb:William_Coddington gptkb:Nicholas_Easton Benjamin_Franklin_(visited) George_Washington_(visited) Thomas_Jefferson_(visited) |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:New_England
|
| gptkbp:population |
Approximately 68,000 (1774)
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