Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations information
British colony in North America (1636–1776)
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1636–1776
Flag
Seal
Capital
Providence, Newport
Languages
English, Narragansett, Massachusett
Government
Self-governing colony (1636–1651; 1653–1776)
Proprietary colony (1651–1653)
Governor
• 1636–1644
Roger Williams
• 1644–1775
(list)
• 1775–1776
Nicholas Cooke
Legislature
General Assembly
• Upper House (de facto)
Council of Assistants
• Lower House (de facto)
House of Deputies
Historical era
British colonization of the Americas
Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
• Established
1636
• Foundation
1637
• Patent for Settlment
1643-1644
• Coddington Commission
1651–1653
• Royal Charter
1663
• Part of the Dominion of New England
1686–1689
• Resumption of Royal Charter
1688
• Disestablished
1776
Currency
Rhode Island pound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Narragansett
Rhode Island
Dominion of New England
Today part of
Rhode Island
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams. It was an English colony from 1636 until 1707, and then a colony of Great Britain until the American Revolution in 1776, when it became the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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