1. The Exhilarating Rhode Island
By: Taylor Cook and Serena Hernandez

2. Founded/Reason Founded in 1636 For religious freedom
Founded by Roger Williams & Anne Hutchison

3. Important people
The important people are Anne Hutchinson Roger Williams
They founded the colony for freedom of religion

4. Natural Recourses
Whaling, fishing, dairy, livestock, lumbering, ship building, importing and exporting rum

5. Interesting Facts The name came from the Dutch name “ Roodt Eylandt”
This means “red clay” witch lines the shores

6. Geography/ Climate
There were mountains/hills, trees, rivers, poor rocky soil
Long cold winters, short mild summers

7. Any Questions? Why did the colonist want religious freedom?
Why did people fallow Roger Williams to this colony?
How did Rhode Island’s religious freedom effect other colonies? Explain why.
How was Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams important?

8. Bibliography
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