Talk:Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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The name 'Rhode Island' comes from 'Roodt Eylandt', a name given to the area dy a dutch sea captain. Roger Williams was run out of Massachusetts to Rhode Island for espousing religous and political freedom.

Contents 1 Well, rewrote it 2 Reeks of historical fiction 3 Map of territorial claims 4 Only Jews in colonial America? 5 13 Colonies Box 6 Aquidneck Island = Rhode Island?

[edit] Well, rewrote it

I deleted most of the unsourced material, if I couldn't find any authoritative source. Gave a brief account of the history of the colony, with a few sources. Could do with a little more.User:MarginalNote 22:39 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reeks of historical fiction

"...Prior to which people, including George Washington had to detour around it when heading north or south from New England." sounds very much like it belongs in "Lies your American history teacher told you." Please. is there a source? jengod 23:39, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map of territorial claims

The following off-site maps show the various claims of the original Thirteen Colonies: [1], [2], [3], and [4]. If this information could be included in a map of this province's claims, it would be great. (This request was originally made by jengod, and I moved it here.) – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 16:05, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

I've removed this request, as far as I can tell, apart from minor adjustments, Rhode Island's boundaries have always been what they are today. Kmusser 17:57, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Only Jews in colonial America?

I believe there was a community of Sephardic Jews in New York who had settled there when it was New Amsterdam ... --Jfruh (talk) 15:00, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 13 Colonies Box

I would be great to have that box at the bottom like other colonies' pages do.

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[edit] Aquidneck Island = Rhode Island?

I thought the original Rhode Island part of the state is Aquidneck Island, not Block Island. This is the state's largest island that includes the cities of Newport, Portsmouth, and Middletown. In the town hall of either Middletown or Portsmouth, there's a photo of Aquidneck Island with the caption, "The Island of Rhode Island -- The Rest is Providence Plantations." --Tasfourohone 12:07, 26 May 2007 (UTC)and they all smoked crack