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ASome animals in RI are:•White tailed deer•Chipmunk•Gray squirrel •Muskrat•Skunks•Rabbits•Red Foxes•SnakesBirds in RI:•Ducks•Tern •Gulls•Herons•Geese•Red tailed hawk•Blue jay•BobwhiteRI insects:•Bumble bees•Ants•Butterflies•Lady bug•Mayflies•Dragonfly•Yellow jacket•GrasshopperRI marine life:•Striped bass•Quahog•Crab•Lobster•TroutAnimals in RI that live in a pond:•Water flee•Diving Beetle•Minnow•Catfish•Painted Turtle•Wood Duck•Cricket Frog

Animals in RI

BBurrillville was once part of the town of Glocester, RI. Glocester thought they were too big and decided in 1806 to divide into two different towns. They named Burrillville after James Burrill, a member of the Senate in Rhode Island. Burrillville has eight villages named after Indian tribes. The villages are: Nasonville, Oakland, Harrisville, Pascoag, Wallum Lake, Mapleville, Glendale, and Bridgeton, The town is made up of 57.3 square miles. Burrillville was a big mill town. Every village had their own mill.

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Have you ever ridden a carousel (another word for a special merry-go-round)? Rhode Island has three of the nicest 150 original hand-made wooden carousels in the United States. The flying horse carousel, is located in Westerly, is the oldest operating carousel in America, built in the 1850s. The other two carousels in RI are The Crescent Park Carousel in East Providence and The Slater memorial Park Carousel in Pawtucket.

DDinersDiner’s started in 1858 when a 17 year old Walter Scott decided to make more money by selling coffee and sandwiches to using a basket. He sold it to Newspaper Night workers in Providence. In 1872 Scott was making a lot of money. Scott started to park a Horse Drawn Wagon in front of a Newspaper Office. When word spread of his great idea people started making bigger and more advanced wagons to sell their own foods. Which they started to look like Dining carts on trains. Diner might be short for “Railroad Dining Car”. Some people even made there diner out of old train cars! A diner in Pawtucket was the first diner to be listed in the national register of historic places, A famous diner called the Haven brothers Haven brothers parks in front of city hall in summer and fall to this day.

EExciting toy company. Hasbro became a toy company in 1923. It was started by three brothers from Poland named Henry, Hilal, and Herman Hassenfeld in Providence, Rhode Island. They started their company as a textile mill. The brothers started making toys in 1930. Some of the most popular toys are: Mr. Potato Head, G.I.Joe, My Little Pony, and Monopoly. It is the second largest toy company after Mattel.

FFamous Native American Tribes of Rhode IslandIn Rhode Island there were five major tribes: Wampanoag, Narragansett, Niantic, Nipmuc and Pequot. There were around 10,000 Native Americans in Rhode Island when the first Europeans came, the Narragansett's made up about half of that. The Wampanoag were one of the oldest tribes. Village tribe leaders were called Sachems. The leader of a tribe is called the Grand Sachem. Wampanoags believed that spirits live in the forests and water around them. The chief of the Nipmucs, during King Philip’s War, was Muttawamp, The chief of Narragansett during King Philip’s War was Canochet. As a sign of peace Wampanoag and English Governors would smoke a ceremonial pipe. One of the most popular ingredients for Native Americans was corn. The Narragansett were the strongest and they were the largest tribe. Wampanoag women found comfort making pots out of colorful clay found on the river side.

Native Americans are NOBLE!

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King George III made the colonists of America pay very high taxes on the goods they bought. Many colonists turned to smuggling so they didn’t have to pay the taxes. In 1772, the British Schooner, Gaspee, got stuck while giving chase to a smuggling vessel. 64 Rhode Islanders took the Gaspee crew prisoner and then set the ship on fire! Every June, Pawtucket has a gaspee Day parade. It includes a Johnnycake Breakfast, races, a huge parade, music and a ritual burning of the Gaspee.

HHistory In 1636, Roger Williams left Massachusetts Bay to look for land where he could practice his religious beliefs. In 1644, Roger Williams received a charter for Rhode Island. Around 1675, Native Americans attacked Providence settlers and burnt down more than two dozen homes. Portsmouth built a schoolhouse that is now the oldest in America. Then in 1772, Rhode Islanders burned the British ship, H.M.S. Gaspee in Narragansett Bay to revolt against the English ruling them. Then in 1776 Rhode Island was the first to deny allegiance to England. So this is one of the reasons why the American Revolution erupted. In 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th state on May 29th and Samuel Slater began the American Industrial Revolution in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Finally, in 1900, Providence is named the official state capital. Rhode Island today has many great places to visit, many people enjoy all the histroy that is here along with the wonderful beaches.

I Important people from Rhode Island

•Esek Hopkins was the first commander in chief of the navy.•Samuel Slater created the first cotton mill.•In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers forced out of Massachusetts and founded Providence.•Anne Hutchinson held meetings in her house. In 1637 Anne Hutchinson was forced to leave Massachusetts by Governor John Winthrop.•Hugh Duffy was born on November 26,1866.He became a baseball player in 1886. Hugh had his last baseball game in 1906.Hugh died on April 16th, 1954.•George M. Cohan was born on July 3rd, 1878 in Providence RI. He was famous for being a Composer, Entertainer, play righter, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer. •Robert Gray was born in RI on 1755.Robert was in the revolutionary war and was in the navy and survived the tough wars.

JJewelryThe jewelry business was one of Rhode Island’s biggest employers for many years. Unfortunately, most jewelry is now made overseas so many people who made jewelry in Rhode Island lost their jobs and had to find work doing other things. The older the jewelry the more it costs. There is medical jewelry. Jewelry is made of rocks and minerals. Some of these are silver, diamonds, pearls, and many others. Some jewelry is made of gold since gold is bendable. Jewelry helps you be fancy. A lot of famous people wear jewelry. Certain kinds of jewelry is very expansive while other types can be cheaper and affordable.

KKing Philip's War It was named after a Wampanoag chief. He was called King Philip. The Great Swamp Fight battle was fought during King Philip's War. It was a war fought between the New England settlers and the Narragansett tribe in December of 1675. The Narragansett people, the Native Americans, were living around the Narragansett Bay when some New England settlers tried to live with them and share the land. The reason for their fighting seemed to be that the English wanted land from King Philip. Also, King Philip thought that the English killed his brother Alexander. King Philip’s War was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. The swamp fight took place in December 1675. The Indians did not win King Philips war in1676.

LLighthousesThere are 21 different kinds of lighthouses in Rhode Island. In 1718 the first lighthouse was standing for two years in Rhode Island. From 1882 to 1930 lighthouses were made in the shape of a square. They were made out of only wood and metal. There is a lighthouse that is on Rose Island. Lighthouses guide ships to their port. On Fisher Island there is a lighthouse history museum.

MTowns Barrington Bristle Burrillville Charles town Cumberland East Greenwich Exeter Foster Glocester Jamestown Johnston Lincoln Little Compton Middle town

Narragansett New Shoreham Portsmouth Richmond Coventry Cranston North Kingston North Providence North Smithfield Situate SmithfieldHopkintonSouth KingstonTerivitonWarrenWarwick West green wickWest war wickWesterly

Cities

Central fallsCranstonEast providenceNew port PawtucketProvidenceWar wick Woonsocket

Many Towns and Cities

NNewport is a city in the southern part of the state of Rhode Island. You have to travel over a bridge to get to Newport because it is on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Newport is famous for mansions which the summer visitors called “cottages.” Some of the famous cottages are called “The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House.” Newport had the first U.S.Post Office, free public school, open golf tournament and U. S. synagogue. The U.S. Navy began in Newport during the Revolutionary War. Newport Harbor docks U.S. Navy Ships. Newport also hosts jazz and folk festivals every summer.

OOcean life:

• Flounder

•Cod

•Striped Bass

• Black fish

• Sword fish

•Quahog

• Scallop

• Oysters

• Crabs

• Lobster

• Perch

• Trout

•Blue fish

• Sharks

• Squid

Ocean life is very important in Rhode Island.

We are the Ocean State. Almost a million living creatures live in the Atlantic Ocean. There are many different kinds of fish in the Atlantic Ocean. Rhode Island has 40 miles of general coastline; 384 miles of coastline counting all bays and islands.

Sea shells found :

• Periwinkles

• Moon shell

• Wentle trap

• Bubble shell

• Mussel

• Oyster

• Scallop

• Cockle

• Angel wing

• Ship worm

• Coquina

• Quahog

P Providence is Rhode Islands capital it became the capital in 1790. On top of the state house dome is a bronze statue called the independent man. It is 278 ft abode ground. It is 278 ft abode ground. It first got there December 18,1899. The Independent man is 11 ft tall and 500 pounds. The liberty bell is found in foyer entrance hall on the south entrance the side, which faces downtown providence . It was donated to people of Rhode Island by the United States Treasury Department in 1950 when Harry S . Truman was president. Providence is Rhode Islands capital because Providence is the biggest city in Rhode Island. In 1636 Roger Williams was with the Indians then they gave him land and he named it Providence that’s how he found Providence. There is a very a famous writer that lives in East Providence His name is Chris Vans Alls burg. That’s how Providence is so interesting.   

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The most recent Rhode Island State Quarter was minted on May 21, 2001. The quarter that was minted in 2001 is really the third RI quarter ever minted. The first RI quarter was minted on May 29, 1790. This newest Rhode Island State Quarter weights 5.67 grams. Also, this quarter is 1.25 millimeters thick. The front of the RI state quarter has a sailboat sailing in the Narragansett bay near the Pell bridge.

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RRoger WilliamsRoger was born December 21, 1603 in Cowley, Middlesex, England. His father was James and his mother, Alice Pemporten. His father was a merchant tailor in Smithfield, England. Roger Williams married Mary Barnard on December 15, 1629 at a church in England. They had six children born in America: Mary, Freeborn, Providence, Mercy, Daniel and Joseph. Roger wanted to go to Boston because the King of England was making England pray his religion so he left and went to Boston with his wife. When he and his wife arrived in Boston on February 5, 1631, he was welcomed almost as soon as he got there. He was invited to be an Assistant Minister in the Boston Church while John Wilson went back to England to get his wife. But he declined saying it was “An unseparated church”. The Church leader was angry because he was preaching so Roger had to go to court. Sadly he was found guilty and was suppose to be sent back to England. Instead, he traveled into the woods looking for the Narragansett tribe. He was found and stayed with the tribe for 4 weeks. They gave him land near Boston and he called the land Providence. One of the tribe members sent word to his wife about Providence so she could him there.

Roger Williams is “RADICAL!”

S •Our state flower is the Violet .It was picked as the RI state flower in 1968.

•The state bird is the Rhode Island Red. It was adopted in 1954

•The state capital of RI is Providence.

•The Maple red is our state tree. It became the state tree in 1964.

•Our state sports are Tennis and Yacht Racing.

•The state fruit is the Greening Apple. It became the state fruit in 1991.

•Rhode islands state drink became coffee milk in 1993

•The Rhode Island state song is Rhode Island it for me it was written in 1996.

•The state shell is the Quahog in 1987.

•The Rhode Island state ship is the Continental Sloop.

•Our nickname for Rhode Island is little Rhody or The ocean state.

•The state rock is the Cumberlandite. It was the RI state rock like the state mineral in 1966.

•The Rhode Island state mineral is the Bowenite. It was the RI state mineral in 1966.

•Our state fish became the Striped bass in 2000.

•This is the Rhode Island state seal it was made in 1875.

•This is a picture of the state flag that was made in 1897.

 

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TTextiles The Slater Mill was the first cotton spinning factory in America, it was built in 1793. In the 1790’s Samuel Slater made the first water powered cotton spinning mill. The Rhode Island became the thirteenth state in 1790. Samuel Slater built a water powered mill in Pawtucket in 1790.

UUnited States NavyDuring the late 1800s the sea was very important to Rhode Island so the U.S. Navy opened a base in Newport. Eventually, the U.S. Navy opened the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in 1941. Then, the Quonset Point Navy Base made a new contribution to the war effort-Quonset huts. At one time the U.S. Navy was the largest single employer in Newport country. Sometimes sailors who served in World War II trained at the U.S. Naval Training Station in Newport. Today, the Navy War College, located in Newport, continues to operate.

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Chris was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 18th. He is a author and and a illustrator. Here are some books that he wrote The Polar Express, Bad Day At Riverbed, The Stranger, Just A Dream, Two Bad Ants, Bens Dream, Jumanji, Zathura, The Z Was Zapped, The Sweetest Fig, Probuditi, The Wretched Stone, The Window's Broom, The Wreck Of The Zephyr, and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. He is still alive he is 60 years old and He lives in East Providence.

WRhode Island has a very humid climate that is fairly wet. Every year RI gets about 44 inches of precipitation (rain and snow). Our climate is fairly moderate because we get lots of breezes from the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay. A moderate climate means we never have extremely hot or cold temperatures.

The highest temperature ever recorded is 104 degrees F in Providence on August 2, 1975.

The lowest temperature ever recorded is -25 degrees F in Warwick on February 5, 1996.

XXtra Facts

• The longest Baseball game in history was played in Pawtucket it had 32 innings! And lasted three days.

• Rhode Island claims to have the first public roller skating rink and the first golf course.

•There are sometimes tuna fish caught in Rhode island are about 1,000 pounds!

• The recipe Rhode island is famous for is Apple crisp.

• About 250 Rhode Islands could fit in Texas!

• Rhode Island has the longest official name: State Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations.

YYachts are very popular in Rhode Island. Two reasons people like yachts are for racing and fun. A yacht is a private boat used in large areas of water. They can run by a motor or a sail. A yacht has to be at least 26 feet long. There have been many yacht races in Rhode Island. America’s Cup is the most famous in the world. It has taken place in Newport, Rhode Island.