S1E5 - Becoming a Colony

08/04/2023 21 min Temporada 1
S1E5 - Becoming a Colony

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1642 - 1644 | In an effort to protect their sovereignty, the radical towns around Narragansett Bay unite as one and become an official English colony. My Favorite Books on this Topic:God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians Against the Puritans of New England  by James A. WarrenColonial Rhode Island: A History by Sydney V. JamesRoger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty  by John M. Barry*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website