The First Among Many, Yet Also the LastRhode Island was the first state to make itself independent from England on May 4, 1776 which is two months before any other state did. But when all the colonies united under the constitution Rhode Island decided that they didn't want to agree to it. This was because before May 29 in 1770 because before that they were not sure there would be a Bill of Rights. In the end they were the last of the Colonies to join the original 13 state of the United States
Across the page is the original act the Rhode Island signed and passed to relive themselves from British Rule -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
The Involvement in the Revolutionary Wars by Rhode Island.In the Revolutionary War the British Occupied Newport basically forcing the stop of trade from this area. To prevent this a force of French and american Forces challenged them. Also Portsmouth is the home of the First black regiment in the United States to fight as the first Rhode Island Regiment.
THE BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND this is the battle that the Colonial Forces attempted to attack and take over Aquidneck Island. Unfortunately the battle resulted in the American troops retreating to the mainland. Later the french fleet trapped the british fleet in newport harbor and instead of letting the french have the ships they sunk there ships |
Rhode Island Vampiresan outbreak of tuberculosis in Rhode Island lead to public hysteria about vampirism in the area.
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