Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	British colony
gptkbp:abolishedSlavery	early 18th century (partial)
gptkbp:area	approximately 1,214 square miles
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Newport gptkb:Providence
gptkbp:charteredBy	gptkb:King_Charles_II
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Rhode_Island_pound
gptkbp:dissolved	May 29, 1790
gptkbp:established	1636
gptkbp:flag	Anchor with motto 'Hope'
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Clarke gptkb:Roger_Williams gptkb:Anne_Hutchinson gptkb:William_Coddington
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:grantedRoyalCharter	1663
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
gptkbp:joinedUnitedStates	May 29, 1790
gptkbp:knownFor	separation of church and state religious tolerance
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Newport gptkb:Portsmouth gptkb:Providence gptkb:Warwick
gptkbp:motto	Hope
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:American_Revolution gptkb:King_Philip's_War gptkb:Gaspee_Affair
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Stephen_Hopkins gptkb:William_Ellery gptkb:Benedict_Arnold_(governor) gptkb:Nicholas_Easton gptkb:Samuel_Gorton
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkbp:population	approximately 58,000 (1774)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Colony_of_Rhode_Island gptkb:Providence_Plantations
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Anglican gptkb:Baptist gptkb:Quaker Congregationalist Jewish
gptkbp:religiousFreedom	yes
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:State_of_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Treaty_of_Hartford_(1638)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5