Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Province_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:abolishedSlavery 1784 (gradual emancipation)
gptkbp:area About 1,214 square miles
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Newport
gptkb:Providence
gptkbp:charteredBy gptkb:King_Charles_II
gptkbp:currency Pound sterling
gptkbp:disbanded 1776
gptkbp:established 1663
gptkbp:flag Flag of Rhode Island (colonial)
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:colonial_administrator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:monarchDuringEstablishment gptkb:Charles_II_of_England
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkb:Providence_Plantations
gptkbp:notableEvent Signed Declaration of Independence in 1776
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_Clarke
gptkb:Roger_Williams
gptkb:Samuel_Gorton
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
gptkbp:religiousFreedom Yes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_colonization_of_North_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6