Rhode+Island+1

Rhode Island  Live happily and free, by the sea!

Rhode Island's founder is Rogger Williams. He was kicked out of Massachusetts because he strongly believed that the Puritan church had too much power and that it should be seperate from the state. He also believed that the church should allow other religions to be practiced. The court in Massachusetts was worried about William's ideas, so they kicked him out of the colony. Rogger was afraid of being forced back to England, so he escaped to the Narragansett Bay. During the winter he lived there with the Indians. In the spring, the Indians sold him land for a settlement. He went back to Massachusetts to get his wife and a group of people who suppported him to come to this colony. A few years later it became the English colony of Rhode Island. Many other people who grew tired of Puritan rule or were banished from other colonies would come here.

 Children can do many things in Rhode island. They do many chores like caring firewood, husking corn, gathering berries, carding wool, gatheriing eggs, and churning butter. When they werent doing chores, their parents sent them to school. The children played hop scotch hide and go seek, and tag. The games they play tought them skills like aming and how to solve problems. The kids made their own toys out of every day items like corn husks and rags.

This is a diary excerpt from Rogger Williams, The most wise god hath provided and cut out this part of the world {rhode island} for a refuge and receptacle for all sorts of consiences. 



Geography: Rhode Island has 36 islands, 35 of them are in Narragansett Bay. Aquidneck is the largest island. The smallest island is called Despair, it is a land full of rocks. It has a 37 mile coast from east to west. From north to south it measures about 48 miles. Any one who comes, please be careful. Because of the many islands, you could become shiprecked.



Climate: Rhode Islands climate is humid contental. Some of the major weather influences come from the southwest in the summer and the west and the northwest in the winter. Sea breezes make the south shore warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than the inland areas. Because Rhode Island is on the coast and it has a long shore line, it has had many hurricanes and lots of coastal storms.

In the future there will be surplus food! I know this coloney has just started, but Rhode Island will grow bigger and better than any other coloney in the new world. We will eventrilly join with the indians and combine our wealth. All of the people who are comming hear have to buy land, so we will make even more money. We will be the richest coloney in the new world. If you want to be a part of this, then come to Rhode Island.

Economic Prospects: Rhode Island's economic prospects are abundant. Opportunities in the state include agriculture, livestock, dairy, blacksmith and fishing. Farmers could not make much money so people turned to get jobs involving the sea. Rhodes Island's manufacturing base is centered around lumber, ship building. Some people in Rhode Island grew to be able merchants and traders. For example, Rhode Island would send fish and cattle to the west Indies for trade. Trade also consisted of rum, sugar, and iron. Trade with the West Indies gave Rhode Island a great deal of economic support.



Possible Risks: The many hurricanes and costal storms could be a possible risk. Because of these natural disasters, houses and buildings were completely wrecked. There were also many pirates in Rhode Island. They would steal and take your money.



Works Cited http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13rhodeisland.htm [] [] []