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Standards3.01 Understand how to use maps, globes,
and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatialperspective.
5.3.spi.6. locate the 50 states using a map with each state outlined.
5.3.tpi.3. understand how the United States acquired new territories and states.
HistoryIn 1636 Roger William founded the first
permanent white settlement at Providence. The land was purchased by the Narragansett Indians.
In the early 1700s Rhode Island really began to prosper. Farming and sea trading became popular businesses which made Providence and Newport RI two of the busiest ports in the New World.
Although RI made profits from the slave trade, it was the very first colony to prohibit the importation of slaves.
Revolutionary WarRhode Islanders were among the first
colonist to take action against British rule by attacking British Vessels.
On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island was the first colony to renounce allegiance to Great Britain and declare independence.
Although there were no major battles took place in the state, Rhode Island regiments participated in every major campaign of the war.
Revolutionary WarDue to the
“Independent Spirit” that the Revolutionary war gave them, Rhode Island was the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution, demanding that the Bill of Rights be added.
InformationArea - 1,545 square miles which makes it
about 40 miles long and 30 miles wide.State Capital – ProvidenceLargest City – ProvidencePopulation - In 2000 the population was
1,048,319. Makes it the 43rd most populous state.
Name for Residents - Rhode IslandersMajor Industries - textiles, jewelry, rubber
products, machinery, tourism
How many counties does Rhode Island have?
Rhode Island has five counties.
How many does Tennessee have?
Geography
Major River - Sakonnet River
Major Lake - Scituate Reservoir
Highest Point - Jerimoth Hill - 812 feet above sea level
GeographyMuch of Rhode Island is woodland, lowlands
in the south and rolling hills in the north and the west.
The state is be divided into two geographic regions; the Coastal Lowland in the south and east, and the Eastern New England Upland in the northwest.
Famous People from Rhode IslandGeorge M Cohan: Singer, dancer, producer, actor,
playwright, and composer - the first artist/entertainer to be honored by Congress. In 1936, he received a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition for his patriotic songs "Over There" and "A Grand Old Flag.“
Gilbert Stuart: Foremost painter of portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. The state capitol houses the historic painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart which appears on the $1 dollar bill.
Continued…Nathanael Greene: Revolutionary War general, second-
in-command to George Washington.Esek Hopkins: First Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Navy.Anne Hutchinson: The first woman to establish a town
in America - Portsmouth, Rhode Island.Nap Lajoie: The American League's first batting
champion and an inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame.Oliver Hazard Perry: Hero of the Battle of Lake Erie
(1813).Samuel Slater: Father of the American Textile Industry.
http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/make-plans/facts-and-history/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/rhodeisland/
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ri_geography.htm