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Chapter 2 study
Flash Cards for test on chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who established the first RI permanent settlement and when? | Roger Williams in 1636 |
| When was Portsmouth founded and by who? | 1638 by Anne and William Huchinson and William Coddington |
| Who founded Newport? | William Coddington in 1639 |
| What did Samuel Gorton do in 1642? | He founded Warwick |
| Who established Wickford and when? | Richard Smith in 1637 |
| Who establish Pawtuxet and when? | William Harris and the Arnold Family in 1638 |
| What was the Parliamentary patent of 1643-44 that Roger Williams got form the English Parliament? | It united the first 4 RI towns into a single colony and protected from threats from other colonies. |
| What was the Royal Charter from King Charles 11 in 1663 who secured it? | Dr. John Clark and it guaranteed complete religious liberty, established a self-governing colony with local autonomy, and strengthened RI's territorial claims. |
| In the 1600s, where did the Quakers, Baptist, Jews, and French Huguenots/Calvinists go in RI for religious freedom? | Quakers- Aquidneck Island/Newport Baptist- Providence Jews- Newport French Huguenots/Calvinists- East Greenwhich |
| The Narragansett tribe was forced into an alliance with the English in 1637, and nearly extinguished which other tribe? | The Pequots |
| Why did King Philip's War take place? | The tribes wanted to rid New England of the settlers |
| What was the Great Swamp Fight of December 1675 and where did it take place? | It was a sneak attack from Plymouth that killed 300 braves, and almost 400 women and children. This lead to the Naragansetts joining foces with the Wampanoags in the King Phillip's War. Took place in South Kingston, RI |
| Which two cities were destroyed when a large war party, led by Chief Sachem Canochet set out for revenge in the March of 1676? | Central Falls and Providence |
| In what month and year did the King Philip's War finally end? | August 1676 |
| Who was Samuel Cranston? | He was a RI Governor. He established unity in the state and created a working relationship with government in London. |
| What two states had a boundary dispute from 1726-1747? | CT and RI |
| In 1774, how many towns were there in RI and what was the population? | 29 towns and 59,707 (about 60,000) |
| Where in RI were there plantations that used the labor of black and Indian slaves in the mid 18th century? | South County |
| What types of food and materials were exported from RI in the mid 18th century? | Forest- boards, planks, timber, and barrels Sea- whales, fish for food, and fertilizer |
| What were the points on the Triangular Trade, and what was traded? | West Indies traded molasses to RI, where it's made into rum which is sent to African coast, where it's traded for slaves. |
| Which city became a prosperous port after the King Philip's War at the end of the 17th century? | Newport |
| How many towns were incorporated into RI at the end of the 17th century? | 9 towns |
| Who Which two people who granted the land for Providence to Roger Williams? | Canenicus and Miantonomi |
| Which two leaders were vying for political power? | Samuel Ward-Newport/South County Stephen Hopkins-Providence area |
| Name three of the communities that became a part of RI after the boundary dispute was resolved? | Tiverton, Cumberland, and Warren |
| Metacomet was who's Indian name? | King Philip |
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