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Notes of hand, 182
Norwegians, 3
Nova Anglians, 182
Nova Scotia, 167, 191
Noyes Thomas, 288
Noyes's Neck, breastworks on, 1776, 450
Nuisances, common, 368
Nyantics, 11
Oaths, .95, 138. 155-6, 180, 327, 348; of allegiance, 112-3, 227-8, 239, 251; poor debtors, 371; fac simile of Gen. Nathan- ael Greene's to United States, 239, and as quartermaster general, 245; test, 233-4 ; to support National constitution, 271-2 Ochre Point, 359
Officers of R. I. regiments in revolutionary army, 442-3 Odd Fellowship, 322
Ohio river, 198 Valley, 205 Old bark, 154 "Colony," 16 French war, 190 Hickory, 325 Oldham, Capt. John, 36, 107 Oligarchy, New England, 113 Olney's lane, 320
Olney, Thomas, 399 Col. Stephen, n. 312 Stephen T., 368 Thomas, n. 31 Thomas, jr., n. 119
Olneyville, 374 Oppression, British, 216
Orange, William Prince of, 145 Oration by Enos Hitchcock, 265 Ordnance in state, account of, 1813, 511 Oswego, capture of by Montcalm, 577 Rhode Island men at, 580
Otis James, n. 217 Owen Danlel, Deputy Governor, 254 Oxford, Mass., 150
Packets, salling, 283, n 284, 308 ; Hancock, 277 Padelford, Seth, 371-2, 380 Page, Ambrose, 444 Benjamin, 462
P'aine, Commodore, 550 George T., n 30
Paints, taxation of, 219 Palfrey, Dr., historian, 18, n 103
Palmer's brigade, 237 Palo Alto, 353
Pamphlets, political, 201, 203, 208-9, n 210, 217, 289, 290, n 296, 300, n 301, n 312, 315, 318, n 319, n 387, n 380 Panic, 1857, 368
Paper money, colonial, first issue of, 167, 168; other issues, 169,170 ; depreciation of, 170; 174 ; colony fails to redeem, 178 ; further issues authorized. 179, 180; act for issue of passed over governor's veto, and controversy that results brings out decision from home government that governor has no veto power, 179, 180, 181 ; triumph of paper money party, more banks issued, 182, 183 ; expenses of Span- ish and French war met by further issues of, 187; amount of issue, and the depre- ciation, 188-190 ; petition to the king to prevent the colony from further issues of, 193 ; Parliament prohibits issue of by the colony without king's consent, 194; an- other "bank" issued before this law goes into effect, 195; bills issued to defray expenses of French war, 198, 206: n 238 ; continental, 241, 242; depreciation of, 243, 249, 253 state, 253-4, 256-263 taxation of, 219 Parable, Ward and Hopkins controversy, 209
Parades, 301-2. 329, 337. 350, 359
Pardon of convicts regulated. 361 Pardoning power granted governor, with advice and consent of senate. 363 Paris, peace of, 1763, 205; treaties of, 1778, 238
Park, public, 381 Parker, Judge, n 103 Samuel A., 370, 372
Parliament, British, 74, 89, 91-2, 183, 185, 187-8, 194-7, 206, 216-9, 220-2, 224, 228, 252
High Court of, 81
Parliamentary charter, 70, 73; secured by Roger Williams, 74: Its scope and pur- pose, 75-6; 79-87. 90-4, 98-9, 101, 103, 106, 172 commission, 71 patent, 103
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Partles, political, 189, 212, 219, 228-9, 266, | Peace Prox, 298
287, 293-4, 299, 300-1, 306, 308-9, 311-3, 315, 317-9, 320, 322-332, 341-5, 347-354, 356, 358-372
Partridge, Captain, 87-8
agent of Rhode Island in London, 181, 183, n 195 Party virulence, 201, 207
Passenger boats, 277, 308
Passengers, 308, 309
Passes, free, on railroads, 366
Pasturage rights in Pawtuxet purchase, 113 Patent, colonial, 73-4; New England. 70-1; of 1644, 70, 103, 106 ; Rhode Island, 125, 196
Path, Pequot, 281
Patriotism, 221, 375-6, 378-9
Patriot, Providence, 304. 313. 316-7
Patriots, 226, 228, 229, n 231, 235, 240. 244, 247-8,, 315
Patrols, 298 Patuckett stream, 113 Patuxet stream, 113 Pauchasit, 114
Paukituck, 210
Paul, Sergeant, n 238
Paupauqunnippog, 114
Pautuxett river, 30
Pautuckett, fields of, 30-1
Pawtucket, n 226, 228, n 272, 302, 358; Mass., 349, becomes Pawtucket, R. I., 1862, 374 ; 377, 380-1; becomes a city, 386, 389 Falls, 105, 191 river, 171, 174, 385 village, 344 Pawtuckquit, n 31
Pawtuckqut, 114 Pawcatuck, 98-9, 108, 120
river, 75, 99, 100-1, 105-6, 119, 120, 133, 151, 171-2
Pawtuxet, n 31, 32, 35, 61, 64, 88, n 93, 95-6, 114 ; burned by Indians during King Philip's war, 126, n 128; 129, 140, 274, 305
cove, 373 dispute, 61-62 lands, deed of, 113 men, 62 purchase, 32 ; purchasers, 142 Rangers, 441
settlers place themselves under juris- diction of Massachusetts, 35-6 ; works at, 1775, 448 Pay Rolls, 1756-59, 430 Peace convention, 375
between Great Britain, France and Spain, 1763, 592 news of in Rhode Island, 1815, 514 of Parls, 205 publlc, 341 42-1
terms of, at close of revolution, 248 of Utrecht, 168, 425
Peage, 45; wampum, 13 Pearce, Dutee J., 313, 315, 317, 319, 323-4, 328, 330, 338-9 Peckham, 'Augustus, 322 William, 329, 330
Peddlers, 352
Pedobaptists, 175 Peggy, sloop, 283
Pell, Duncan C., 367
Peltry, 169
Penal acts, 258 Pennsylvania, 154, 265. 389
agent for Penn, William, acts as colony Rhode Island, 165
Penobscot expedition, 505
People, 227, 386
People's assembly, 342, 343 banner, 359
constitution. 333; framed by con-
vention, 338, and adopted by the electors qualified under its pro- visions, 339; motion in general assembly to adopt it, lost, 340; varying opinions as to its legal- ity, 341; election held, and gov- ernment organized under, 342 ; 345, 348
convention meets and adopts consti- tution, 338-9; its action consid- ered revolutionary, 341; declares constitution adopted by the people, and directs that a government be organized, 342 government, n 351
legislature, 343 martyr, Dorr the, 352
meeting, 356 party, 344
Pepperell, Sir William, 185, 563, 566 Pequod ambassadors, 36, 37 river and country, 98
Pequods, 75 Pequot path, 281 Indians, 10, 36-7, 78, n 100
Perry, Commodore Oliver Hazard, 618; operations on lakes, 620-1 ; promoted and presented with sword and medals, 622 Matthew Calbraith, 623
Persecution, religious, 96, 97 Persia, gulf of, 154 Personal property, 340, 357, 368 Personal rights, 103 Pettaquamscutt purchase, 99
Petitions to the king in regard to paper money, 193-5 ; 229, 266; taxation of petl- tions to legislature proposed, 351, 357 Philadelphia, 244, 251, 261, 264, 289, 383 Philippines, 389
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Philip II., 28
King, succeeds his brother Wam- sutta as sachem, 123; plans the war, 124; confers with Newport men-Narragansetts ally them- selves with him, 125; death, 128, n 129
Philip's War, King, 116 ; causes leading to, 122, 123; negotiations and plots, 124; massacre at Swansea, 124; might have been averted by arbitration, 125; the swamp fight, 126; burning and devasta- tion of mainiand towns in Rhode Island by Indians, 126 ; this result due to refusal of assembly to establish garrisons on mainland, 127; death of Philip and end of war, 128, n 129, 130, n 142
Phillips, Peter, n 211
Philolethes, 201
Philosophy of Berkeley, 178
Phipps, Sir William, appointed royal gov- ernor of Massachusetts, 148; death, 149 Pieces of eight, 185
Pier at Block Island, 182
Pierce, Capt. Michael, 411
Pierce, President, 362
Pierce's fight with Indians, 410-2
Pilgrim authorities, 19
Pilgrims, 16 Pilots, 229
Pinckney electors, 293
Piracy, encouraged by Rhode Islanders, 153, 154, 155, 156; authorities charged with complicity in, 160; 163; proclamation against, 537 ; letter regarding, to Board of trade, 538 ; complaint to the King re- garding, 1698. 538-9; encouragement of by the colonies. 545
Pirate fleet, attacked by Newport sloops. 550-01
Pirates, 153-6; harbored in Rhode Island, 157-9; 160, 537; in Newport, 540; Rhode Island and Connecticut a refuge for, 546 capture of Block Island by, 1689, 547-49
warm reception of in New London, 1689, 550
operations of quelled on Block Island, 552
capture of in Buzzard's Bay, 552-3 trial and hanging of in Newport, 1723, 557
trial and execution of, 1758, 558
Piratical vessels, reappearance of, 557 Pirce, William A., 366
Piscataqua river, 43 Pitman. Captain, 354 Judge. 341 Col. John T., 519 Joseph S., 377
Pitman, Joseph S., 516
Pitt Willlam, 205, 218; letter from to Gov. Hopkins, 1757, 578; ietter from to the colony, 1760, 589
Plainfield, Conn., 311, 353 Plan to attack British, 1778, 488
of Union at Albany congress, 201 I'lank roads, 368
Plantations, 108, 140, 147, 165, 181, 183, 193; committee on foreign, 74; north- ern, 184 Providence, 374
Planters, n 142 Playwright, 130
Plimouth, 30
Plurality vote, 332; substituted for major- ity vote by amendment to constitution, 386, 387
Plymouth, 10. 15, 19, 20, 23-4, 35, 37, 45, 57-60, 67, 74, 78-80, 82, 87; relinquishes claim to Shawomet, 89; 98, 109, 110-2, 123, 125, n 128, n 129, 130, 138, 142, 147-8, 171, 190 colony, 16, 18 council, 190
Eng., 15
grant, 191 New, 137 patent, 71, 130
Pocasset, n 46, 47, 49, n 129
Pocasset river, 4
Point, Judith, 247 ; beacon erected on, 426;
watch house at, 427; breastworks on, 1776, 454
Police company organized to suppress dis- turbance during Dorr war, 342
Political activity of Rhode Island col- onists, 94 affiliations, 276
annals, Rhode Island, 272 to 392
conditions, n 296
conservatism, 57
contest, 202, 204
controversies, 199, 203, 209
corruption, 213, 383
disabilities, 358 equality, doctrine of, 336
fence builder, 276
freedom, 103, 104
history, from adoption · of constitu- tion, 272-392
life, 142 meetings, 341
parties, 294, 300-1. 306, 308-9, 311- 13, 315, 317-19, 320, 322-332, 341-5, 347-354, 356, 358-372
prisoner, Dorr as a, 349
rights, 147
struggle, 193, 212 trickery, 201 turmoll at Providence, 115
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Political vitality, 57 Politicians, 302, 359 Polk, President, 350-1, 355 Pollen, Thomas, 198 Poll tax, 294, 366, 372, 386
Polls, 264, 287, 294 Polygamy, Indian, 13 Poor debtors, 355 ; oath of, 371 Poorhouses, 360
Population, in 1686, 142; 169, 175 ; in 1730, 176-7 ; 183, 185, 191-2, 199, 202, 228, 232, 273, 305, n 307, 309, 313, 315, n 319, 320, 329, n 335, 338, 30, 351, 358, 360, 374-5, 380, 388, 392
Porter, John, n 41
Portland freestone, 358
Ports, 253, 274; American, 153; of deliv- ery, 274; of entry, 274
Portsmouth, 5; settlement of, 46; secession of part of inhabitants to form new set- tlement at Newport, 47, 48; 49, 50-1; settlers Puritans, 53; 54, 56, 58-9, n 79, 82-3. 86-7, 90-1, n 93, 98, 104, n 128, 156, 176-7, 306, 308, 323, n 335, 346; first ac- tion for protection, 395 ; military order, 1643, 397; watch house in, 425 ; beacon erected at, 426
Grove, 4; hospital at, 521
Portrait painter, 177
Port Royal, quota for expedition to, 1710, 423 ; capture of, 1709, and bills of credit for, 554
Portugal, 293 Post the, newspaper, 368 notes, 330
office established at Providence, 214
Postage rates, 353
Postmaster of Newport, 258
Postmaster Richardson, 289, 290
Potatoes, 246
Potomac river, 276
Potter, Americus V., 362, 364-7
Elisha R., n 193, 285-6, 288, 292-3, 296-7, 303, 307-9, 313-4, 317-8, 323, 325-7; death, 328 Elisha R., Jr., 342-3, 347, n 351, 352, 360, 369, 370
Lieut. James, 473 Nathan, 363 Potter, Robert, n 64 Stephen, 434 William, 227
Pounds, shilling and pence, 284
Poverty, 246, 248, 256
Powder, 95, 168, 280 ; magazines, 113
Power, Capt. Nicholas, n 64, 444
Precedence, 278
Presbyterians, 175, 177
Prescott, General, capture of by Major Bar- ton, 237, 472-80
Presidential campaigns, 290, 312, 322, 333, 349, 350 ; elections, 287, 297, 300, 350, 362, 366-7, 372; electors, 281, 291, 293, 316, 323, 356
Presidency, 323
President of the R. I. colony, 83, 86, 95-6, 106; of congress, 263, 267; of province of New England, 138-9; of the United States, 276, 279, 285, 288-9, 292, 298, 302, 320, 325, 329, 343-4, 376
Prerogative, 198
Press, 238 ; newspaper, 319, 349, 372 ; print- ing, 175; public, 175, 208, 249
Prices, 244, 252
Prime minister, 218
Prince of Orange, William, 145
Prince Society, n 138
Printing press, 175
Prisoners, 240, 279, 352
Prison, 349, 350, 352 labor, 354 at Newport, 54 ship, 513 state, 349, 354-5
Privateering, 153, 185-6, n 305; objections to, 1653, 533 ; alleged illegal, 1653, 534 ; made a felony, 1696, 537 ; matters grow- ing out of, 597-9 ; during the revolution, 617
Privateers, n 93, 153-4; commissions ille- gally granted, 159; 160; many sent out from Rhode Island, 185, 186; n 206; revolutionary, 232; 286, 292, 297; com- missions granted to, 1653, 533
attempt to suppress, 1684, 536 protection of in Narragansett 537
Bay,
prize captured by, 1704, 541
assembly's power to commission, 542 owners of, appeal to Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1705, 543 French, pursuit and capture of, 547 commissions authorized, 1739, 558 Rhode Island, 560
fitting out in Rhode Island, 577
trouble given by, 578
charges against, 579 .
habits of commanders of. 580
Privy Council, 138, 148, 152, 173, 174, 181, 191 Prizes, naval, 153, 186, 232
Probate courts, 354
Processions, 218, 277-8, 311, 337-8, 343, 350, 352, 359
Procedure, judicial, 314
Produce, 256 Products, 383
Proclamation by President Washington, 284; issued in Dorr war, 1842, 515; by Gov. Ward, 1741, 559
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Prohibition of use of grain for manufacture
of Ilquor proposed, 296-7, 303 ; of liquor selling, 307, 330-1, 361, 383-4
Prohibitionists, 354
Prohibitory amendment, 383, 384, 385 liquor law, 361-2, 366
Property, 127, 198, 236, 248, 259, 284, 291, 305, 336, n 390 electors, 369 personal, 357
qualification for suffrage, 180, 380-1 tax, 144, 294
Proprietors of Providence, 32, 113, 116 Prospect Hill, 231, 444
Protection to home industry, 299, -303, 355 Protestants, 150, 175
Providence, founding of, 24, 29 ; deed of the territory, 30, 31 ; grand purchase of, 32; civil compact adopted, 33; disposers ap- pointed, 34; unruly conduct of early in- habitants, 33, 34, 35, 36; religious dis- sensions, 36, 37, 38; 45-6, 54; political dissensions-a turbulent democracy, 55 ; causes of these troubles, land hunger rather than religious conviction or poli- tical differences, 56; weakness of gov- ernment, 61; 62, 66, 73, 77, 79, 81-3, 86-8; and Warwick organize under the charter after the usurpation of Codding- ton, 90, 91 ; 93-4, n 98, 104, n 105, 113-7; burned by Indians during King Philip's war, 126, n 128; 127, 129, 141-2, n 145; population, 169; 176, 181, 191, n 192, 199, 201-6, 211, 213-4, 218-9, 221-7, 229, 235-8, 241, 254, 256, 260, 262, 265-8, 271, 273-5, 277 ; toast to town of by Presi- dent Washington, 279; 280, 282, 284-8, 291-4 ; growth in population and wealth, 295 ; 296-7, 302-3, 305-9, 311-318 ; grant- ed clty charter by general assembly, but It Is rejected by voters, 319 ; freemen ac- cept city charter, 320, 321 ; 325-331 ; pro- posai to repeal city charter defeated, 332 ; 333, 335-7, 340, 342-3, 346, 348, 351-2, 354-9, 360, 362-4, 366-8; city charter amended, 369; 370, 372, 375, 377, 379, 381, 389, 392 ; train band assembled In, 1685, 399; fortifications of, 1675, 404; inhabitants of, remove to Newport, 1675, 405 ; attack upon and burning of, 1676, 413 ; losses In attack on, 1676, 414 ; vote of assembly to establish garrison, 1676, 415 ; equipment of the garrison at, 1676, 416; old account of attack on, 417; de- struction of old records In, 419 ; citizen's paper on war, 1757, 434 ; soldiers quar- tercd In, 436; beacon erected at, 1775, 443 ; fortifications at, 1775, 444; firing of beacon at, 1775, 446 ; threatened attack on, 1775, 447-8 ; another fort ordered at, 1775, 448-9; resolutions of citizens on
landing of the British on Rhode Island, 1774, 470; activity In to guard against British surprise, 1776, 471; arrival of Gen. Sullivan In, 1778, 489 ; additional defense of, 1778, 489 ; military post estab- lished at, 1778, 505 ; arms for 1813, 511 ; labor on fortifications, 1814, 513; arrival of cartel ships at, 1814, 513; court for trial of prizes, 533; French and Spanish prisoners in, 561 ; determination to resist the government, 602; old cannon, cor. Main and Centre streets, 609; fortifica- tions improved, 1813-14, 623
Providence bank, 280
and Bristol railroad, 358
county, 189, 192, 202, n 211, 381, 347
and Fall River railroad, 353
Gazette, 208, 217, 222, 226, 249, 259,
278, 280, 284, n 286, 289, 291, 297 grenadiers, 441
harbor, 231 Herald, 336
jail, 234
Light Infantry, 225
marine hospital, 521
Ladies' Volunteer Relief Association, 379 Neck, 32 Patriot, 304
and Pawtucket turnpike, n 319
and Plainfield rallroad, 353
Plantations, 80, 84; colony of, 106; boundaries of not clearly defined in
original deeds, 113, 140, 144, 374
river, 191, 274, 385
the sloop, 606
Society for the Abolition of Slavery, 277 town council, 278 and Worcester railroad, 356
Province, King's, 133-5
of Massachusetts ; of New England,
136, 140; of New York, 145 ;
Royal, 137-8, 140
Provinces, 163-5, 182, 223
Provincials, 187
Provisional government, 145
Provisions, 169, 206, 229, 231, 241-2, 244, 246, 258, 284
"Prox," 306, 314, 315, 316, 319, 327, 332, 352; Unlon, 303
"Proxies," 300-1
Public business, Irregularity of, 540 debt of colony In 1739, 183 debt, 249, 252-3 Improvements, 307
. laws, 279
men, 276, 375 mind, condition of 1757, 435 peace, 341
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Public park, 381 press, 249, 371 schools, 315, 331, 352, 357, 386
Pumham, n 35, 64-5, 68, 111
Pumkinites, 209, 210 Punishment, corporal, prohibited in asylums and poorhouses, 360
capital, abolished, 361; effort to have it revived for murder de- feated, 368 Puritans, 18, 24, 28, 39, 40, 44-5, 102-3, 107 church, 143 commonwealth, 16, 17, 18 intolerance, 89 magistrates, 57, 77 theocracy, 27
Quakers, 28, 53; find refuge in Rhode Island, 96, 97 ; persecuted to the death in Massachusetts, 97; their influence in Rhode Island, 115-6, 405 ; public debate with Roger Williams, 117; 121 ; in control of Rhode Island government, 125, 126, 139 ; doctrine of non-resistance exemplified in action of Newport men, in regard to King Philip's War, 127; 140, 143; their con- trol of Rhode Island comes to an end, 155; 157, 162, 167; opponents said they carried on a mob government, 147, 166; 175, 177, 204, 289, 325
Quaker agent of R. 1, at English court, Partridge, 183 Quakerites, 210 Qualification for suffrage, 335-6, 338-9, 340, 345; at Providence in 1667 Qualified electors, 339, 347
Quarrels, local, 113 Quartering of troops, 244
Quebec, 205; attack upon, 1759, 440, 587 Queen Anne, 161, 165; death of, 170 Anne's War, 168 Esther, the last ruler of the Narra- gansetts, 281 Quidny, Island of, 81 Quidnesset, 99; breastworks at, 1776, 454 Quincy, Josiah, n 101 Quinitikticutt, 30 Quit rents, 145 Quonset Point, 389
Quota of troops in Civil War, 375, 378, 379; of Rhode Island soldiers, 1754, 427 Quo Warranto, Writs of, 139, 145, 156 Rabble, irresponsible, 336 Radical levellers, 359
Radicals, 317 Rafn, Carl Christian, 3, 4, 5 Railroads, 316, 321, 328, 353, 356, 358, 364, 366, 368-9, 374 Rails in streets forbidden, 369 Ramsay, Colonel, 354 1
Randolph, Edward, 134, 136-9, 153, 155, n 156, 160
Randolph, Mr., 340 Representative, 343 Rangers, body of, commissioned, 420-1 North Providence, 225
Ranters, 175 Rape, punishable by death, 290
Read, some in authority at Newport can- not, 166
Real estate, ownership of as a qualification for suffrage, 335, 340, 364; 354, 370, 368 depreciated in value by issuance of paper money, 256 Record, Court of, 139 Recorder, general, 83
Records, town, of Newport carried off, n 246
town, of Providence, mutilated and destroyed by Indians during King Philip's war, 419; land, trans- ferred, 420
Recruiting, 378, 389
stations, establishment of, 1703-4,
422
Rebels, 376
Rebellion, Shays, 253, 258 ; of 1861, 375-7, 379
Red Bank, 248 Red Sea, 156
Redwood, Abraham, 568 library, 178, n 199, n 246
Referendum, practiced under first charter, 83; 363 Reform school, 357
Redemption of paper money, 179, 195, 206 Regiments, 185, 234-5, 306, 350, 354, 375, 377-9, 385
Registering births, marriages and deaths, 357
Registration of voters, 361, 363 Registry act, 273 law, 386
tax. 361, 363, 366, 372, 380-1, 383, 386 of voters, 359
voters in Providence given privilege to vote for mayor, 363; deprived of this privilege, 364
Rehearings, 372 Rehoboth, 203 North Purchase, n 192
Reid, Captain William, 220, 603
Relief associations during civil war, 379
Religion, 54; national, its impracticability, according to Roger Williams, 76; 104, 117, 143, 175, 177, 198-9
Religious debates, and their importance in early colonial period, 117 dissensions at Providence, 36, 37; 40-43, 53 ends, 108
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Religious freedom, as taught by Roger WIII ; Reynolds, Joseph, capture of by British, iams, 21, 24, 26-7; 97
indifference, 38
liberty, 33, 34, 73, 76, 87, 101-2 ; se-
cured by charter of 1663, 104; 107 meetings, 307, 366 persecution, 38, 44, 59, 89, 96-7
property not to be exempt from tax- atlon, 317, 325
sects, 174-5 sentiment, 175
toleration, 27, 76, 84, 97, 112-3. 117, 143, 175
Remington, Dauiel, 329
Republican form of government in Rhode Island, 332, n 390; in France, 356
Herald, 316, 329, 350
party, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 315. 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 365 Rhode Island, 288
Republicans, 286-296, 298-304, 306, 367 369, 370-2, 375, 387 8
Representation, inequality of in general as- sembly under the charter, 306, 309, 311, 335, 337 ; equalized by landholders' con- stitution, 339; readjusted under consti tution, 346; new apportionment of, 360; reapportionment of, 375
Representative system, supplanted initiative and referendum under Parliamentary charter, 84
Representatives, 219, 264 ; in congress, 275, 281-2, 287, 297, 345 ; in general assem- bly, 284, 288, 292, 294, 308-311, 314-5 Repudiation of debt, 258, 260
Resacade la Palma, 353
Retailers, 330
Retreat of American army, 1778, 496-7 Returns of Rhode Island soldiers, 1756. 431 Revenue, 144, 216, 252, 261, 264, 274 act, 221, 222 laws, 216, 220, 269 school, 357 state, 351
surplus, 330
Revolution, American, 140, 183, 195; first overt act of, 221; 222, 226, 228-9, 238, 248, 252-3, 273, 278, 282, 295, 312 ; early excitement in Providence in regard to, 443 Andros, 161 of 1689 in England, 145 French, 301
right of peaceful, as exercised by supporters of people's convention, 339
Revolutionary events, 236 government, 103
war, 167 ; progress of, 234
Reward for arrest of Dorr, 344 Reynolds, William, n .33
1778, 485
Rhode Island, the territory and lts abor- iginal Inhabitants, 4-15; 19, n 36, 37, 39, 40, 45; origin of name, 50-1; 54, 57, 59, 60, 70, 71, 74, 78, 82, 85, 87-8, 91-2, 94- 105 ; colony government organized under King Charles charter, 106; 107-111; col- ony receives royal commissioners gladly, 113; 114-6, 121, 124; attitude in regard to Indians, 125, 126; suffers severely in King Philip's war, 128-9; 130-5; accusa- tions against by Randolph, 137, 138; to be included in New England province, 138; 139; consigns her welfare to the King, 140; her evolution, 140, 141; did not fear rule of Audros, as it freed her from oppressions of her neighbors, 143; returns answer to Andros that charter is at governor's house at Newport, 144; did not surrender charter to Andros, 145; forms temporary government after de- position of Andros, 146; secures confirm- ation of charter and organizes govern- ment on permanent basis, 147; opposes authority of royal governors of Massa- chusetts, 148 ; the eastern boundary, 149 ; treatmeut of Huguenots, 150; boundary dispute with Connecticut revived, 151, 152; authorities accused of encouraging piracy and of lawlessness generally, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160; danger of the revocation of charter averted, 160-1; opposes Dudley, 162; charges against the government of, 163, 164; Wil- liam Penn pleads her cause at the Eng- lish court, 165; supplies troops for colonial wars, 167; issues paper money, 167-9, 170, 179; population, 1708, 169 ; boundaries settled, 171; Connecticut boundary dispute revived, 172; decided in favor of Rhode Island, 174; 175; populatiou in 1730, 176, 177; gov- ernor not entitled to veto power un- der the charter, 181; triumph of paper money party, 182; opposes the molasses act, 183; repels royal interference with her authority of, 184; sends out many privateers, 185; raises troops for the Spanish and French wars, 186; meets ex- penses of wars by further issues of paper money, 187, 188; property qualification raised because of depreciation of paper money, 189 ; settlement of eastern bound- ary, 190, 191; five new towns organized out of territory acquired from Massachu- setts, 192; these accessions completed the colony according to the charter, 192; attempts to Issue more paper mouey, 193 ; forbidden by act of Parliament to issue bills of credit without king's consent,
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194; another "bank" issued before this | law goes into effect, 195 ; sends delegates to congress at Albauy, 196 ; opposes plan of union, 197; issues bills of credit and raises troops for French war, 198, 204, 205, 206; 199, 208, 213; opposes the sugar and molasses act, 215, the stamp act, 216, 217, and the import duties, 219, 1 220; revolutionary doings, 222, 223, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232; renounces allegiance to Great Britain, 232, 233; raises troops aud prepares for war, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240; battle of Rhode Island, 241 ; destitution and finan- cial troubles, 242, 243, 244 ; departure of the British from the island, 246; ťamine, arrival of French fleet, 247 ; her share in the revolutionary struggle, 248; refuses to allow congress to levy import duties, 249, 250, 251, 252; assembly authorizes an issue of paper money, 254; resulting troubles, depreciation of currency and stagnation of business, 256-9, 260 ; refuses to send delegates to the Federal conven- tion, 261, 262, 263, 264; opposes the Federal constitution, 265, 266; treated as a foreign nation by congress, 267 ; convention called, 268, 269; and federal constitution fiually adopted, 271, 272; 273, 275-8, 280, 282, 287, 288, 291, 296-8, 305, 307-8, 312, 314-6, 322,3, 325-6, 329, 330, 332-3, 338, 345-9, 350-2, 358-9, 361, 365, 368, 370-1, 374-8, 380, 383, 387-8, 392
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