Rhode Island - Revolution, Independence, Colonialism
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Rhode Island - Revolution, Independence, Colonialism
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Rhode Island
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Rhode Island - Revolution, Independence, Colonialism
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May 4, 1776: Rhode Island Independence Day - New England Historical Society
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Rhode Island - Revolution, Independence, Colonialism
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From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution
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Rhode Island's Four Stages of the American Revolutionary War - Online Review of Rhode Island History
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Rhode Island becomes first colony to declare independence from England
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