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The Colonial Era

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True or False: Warwick, RI was the fifth town settled in 1646?   False: Fourth town settled and founded in 1642  
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Where did Roger Williams travel to to secure a parliamentary patent?   England  
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The royal charter of 1663: a. guaranteed complete religious liberty b. established a self governing colony with local autonomy c. strengthened RI's territorial claims d. all of the above   d. all of the above  
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When did French Huguenots settle in East Greenwich?   1686  
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Was King Philip's War the most important and traumatic event in 17th century RI?   yes  
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True or False: 600 whites resulted in enormous property damage?   False: more than 600  
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Three days after the Great Swamp Fight, who burned most of the buildings in Providence?   the Narragansetts  
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What happened in 1676?   the killing of King Philip  
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Who established internal unity and brought his colony into a better working relationship withe the imperial government in London?   Samuel Cranston  
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While Newport continued to prosper commercially, what town began to challenge for supremacy?   Providence, RI  
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How was the subdivision of Providence and other early towns created?   The spread of agriculture on the mainland  
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The spacious farm plantations of South County utilized what?   The labor of black and Indian slaves  
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How many towns did commercial activities flourish in: a. 6 b. 3 c. 8 d. 7 What were the towns?   c. 8 Newport, Providence, Bristol, Pawtuxet, Wickford, East Greenwich, Warren, Westerly  
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In the 1760s, what did RI do?   became a leader in resisting governmental innovations and took the first halting steps towards revolution and independence.  
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Anne and William Hutchinson and William Coddington founded what town?   Portsmouth  
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When did the royal charter stop serving as RI's basic law?   May of 1843  
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When was Newport settled?   1639  
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At first, Narragansett joined forces with who after a Plymouth force staged a sneak attack on the Narragansetts' principal village in the Great Swamp?   the Wampanoags  
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When was a major boundary dispute with Connecticut resolved?   1726-27  
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True of False: Pawtuxet was founded in 1638 by William Harris and the Arnold family?   True  
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