Voices from Colonial America: Rhode Island 1636-1776

by MCDERMOTT, JESSE

• ISBN13: 9780792268680
• ISBN10: 0792268687
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-12
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids

Summary

Did you know that Rhode Island was founded by an outcast of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and that his ideal of religious freedom later became a guaranteed right of every American when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution? Through first-person accounts, historical maps, and archival images, readers learn how the foundations of this culturally diverse colony were laid: How town meetinghouses forged strong democratic roots; about the role that slavery and smuggling played in the colony once known as Rogues' Island; and why Rhode Islanders were among the first to declare independence, yet the last to sign the Constitution. We also learn of Rhode Island's proud claim to the first Black Regiment.

Author Biography

Jesse McDermott is a graduate of Boston College and Boston University School of Law. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(4)
The Settlement at Providence	13	(12)
Relations with Native Americans	25	(12)
The Settlement on Aquidneck	37	(10)
Becoming a Colony	47	(12)
King Philip's War	59	(12)
Life and Growth in the Early 18th Century	71	(10)
Revolution Calling	81	(12)
Revolution and Union	93	(11)
Time Line	104	(1)
Resources	105	(1)
Quote Sources	106	(1)
Index	107