"On May 4, 1776, the Colony of Rhode Island was the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown,[10] and it ...
[Read more]
was the fourth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, doing so on February 9, 1778.[11] The state boycotted the 1787 convention which drew up the United States Constitution[12] and initially refused to ratify it;[13] it was the last of the original 13 states to do so on May 29, 1790.[14][15]
Rhode Island´s official nickname is "The Ocean State", a reference to the large bays and inlets that amount to about 14 percent of its total area." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)
- Latitude41.700000762939
- Longitude-71.5
