Rhode Island History Timeline
 

Rhode Island History Timeline

Rhode Island History Timeline
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The Native Indians of Rhode Island included the Nipmuc, Pequot, Wampanoag and Narraganset tribes
The 13th of the original 13 colonies
Statehood: Rhode Island was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790
Constitution: 13th State to be admitted to the Union. The State Motto is "Hope"
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  1524Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano ( 1485 - 1528 ) employed by France, discovers Rhode Island 
     
  1609Henry Hudson (1565-1611) English and navigator explores the area on behalf of the Dutch 
     
  1614Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island - he changed the name of Aquidneck changed to "the Isle of Rhodes, or Rhode Island." 
     
  1634William Blackstone was the first Rhode Island settler 
     
  1636Roger Williams, a religious exile from Massachusetts, was the founder of Providence as a Rhode Island settlement 
     
  1638The Portsmouth compact was signed 
     
  1643Samuel Gorton founded Warwick named in honor of the Earl of Warwick 
     
  1663King Charles II granted the royal Charter of Rhode Island  
     
  16751675 - 1677: King Philip's War so named after Metacomet of the Wampanoag tribe, who was called Philip by the English. The war was bloody and bitterly fought by the colonists against the Wampanoags, Narragansetts, Nipmucks, Pocumtucks, and Abenakis. During King Philip's War, up to one third of America's white population was wiped out. This war proved to be the final struggle by the Native Americans of Rhode Island 
     
  17561756 - 1763: The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. 
     
   For additional facts and information about Colonial America refer to the Rhode Island Colony 
     
  17751775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washington led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence) 
     
  1776July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence 
     
  1778July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces 
     
  1783September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain 
     
  1790Statehood - The Date that Rhode Island was admitted to the Union - May 29,
1790. Constitution - Rhode Island was the 13th State to be admitted to the Union.
State Motto - " Hope "
 
     
  1803The Louisiana Purchase - In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land 
     
  18121812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence 
     
  1859John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. 
     
  18611861 - 1865: The American Civil War. outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War. 
     
  1865The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 
     
  18651865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery 
     
  1865The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 
     
  18981898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines. 
     
Rhode Island History Timeline

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Origin of the name - Named "Roodt Eylandt" by Adrian Block, the Dutch explorer. The meaning of the name is "red island" referring to the red clay that lined the shore. The name was later changed when the region came under British rule.
 
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