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Rhode Island is a state full of “firsts.” Allow us to name just a few: ⁠ Anne Hutchinson was the first woman to establish a town in the U.S.—Portsmouth, in 1640. Ann Smith Franklin, of the Newport Mercury, became the first female newspaper editor in America on August 22, 1762. Rhode Island was the first colony in America to declare independence on May 4, 1776, a full two months before the United States Declaration of Independence. ⁠ ⁠ It’s not easy, doing something first. It took years of planni

#ushistory #history #rhodeisland Rhode Island's first European settlement was the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, founded by Roger Williams. Williams was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to religious differences. In its early history, Rhode Island played a significant role in the slave trade, primarily as a major exporter of rum. Rum distilleries were prevalent along the New England coast, utilizing those enslaved and sugarcane imported from Africa and the West Ind

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