Colonial America
Colonial Period Events in Rhode Island
33 events — 1492 to early statehood
1636
Land Deed Signed Between Williams and Narragansett
Rhode Island · Treaty · Colonial Period
1636
Founding of Providence Plantations by Roger Williams
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1636
Roger Williams Founds Providence Plantations
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1636
Roger Williams Flees to Rhode Island, Befriends Narragansett
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1637
Settlement of Aquidneck Island by Massachusetts Dissenters
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1637
Narragansett Alliance with Rhode Island in Pequot War
Rhode Island · Other · Colonial Period
1638
Founding of Portsmouth Settlement
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1638
Settlement of Portsmouth by Religious Dissidents
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1639
Founding of Newport by Coddington and Clarke
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1642
Shawomet Purchase and Founding of Warwick
Rhode Island · Settlement · Colonial Period
1643
Patent of 1643–1644 Confederacy Charter
Rhode Island · Founding · Colonial Period
1644
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations United
Rhode Island · Founding · Colonial Period
1651
Coddington Commission Charter
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1652
First Anti-Slavery Law in America
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1652
First Anti-Slavery Statute in Thirteen Colonies
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1652
First Colonial Statute Banning Slavery
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1658
Atherton and Pettaquamscutt Land Purchases
Rhode Island · Other · Colonial Period
1663
Royal Charter of 1663 Unites Four Settlements
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1663
Royal Charter of 1663 Granted by Charles II
Rhode Island · Founding · Colonial Period
1675
Great Swamp Battle in King Philip's War
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1675
Great Swamp Battle During King Philip's War
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1675
King Philip's War
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1676
Death of King Philip Ends King Philip's War
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1676
Death of King Philip at Mount Hope
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1686
Rhode Island Submits to Dominion of New England
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
Rhode Island Submitted to Dominion of New England
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
Dominion of New England Established
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1689
Collapse of Dominion of New England
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1703
Rhode Island Legalizes Slavery
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War Affects Rhode Island
Rhode Island · Conflict · Colonial Period
1772
Attack on HMS Gaspee
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1772
Gaspee Affair: Attack on British Navy Ship
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1774
Rhode Island Prohibits Importation of Slaves
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
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