Providence Plantation
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Providence Plantation was the early colonial settlement in present-day Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams as a haven for religious freedom and separation of church and state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Providence Plantation canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colony settlement
ⓘ
early colonial settlement ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| appliesToReligion |
Baptists
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Quakers
other religious dissenters ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
freedom of religion in America
ⓘ
separation of church and state in America ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Anne Hutchinson ⓘ |
| basedOnTreatyOrPurchaseFrom |
Narragansett people
ⓘ
surface form:
Narragansett chiefs
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
civil government limited to civil matters
ⓘ
liberty of conscience ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
haven for religious freedom
ⓘ
refuge for dissenters from Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| foundedByPersonOccupation | Puritan minister ⓘ |
| founder | Roger Williams ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Providence ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | self-governing community ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
religious toleration
ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial America ⓘ |
| inception | 1636 ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf |
Rhode Island
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
|
| legalInnovation | charter-based religious liberty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
North America ⓘ present-day Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Narragansett Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Providence ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity | Narragansett people ⓘ |
| partOf | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ⓘ |
| presentDayCityIncludes |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
|
| presentDayJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousContext | dissent from Puritan orthodoxy ⓘ |
| significantEvent | banishment of Roger Williams from Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.