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'''[[Providence]]''', the capital of Rhode Island was founded by [[Roger Williams]]. It was the first government in the world to be founded on the principles of religious liberty, and separation of church and state. This was very different from the situation in Boston, which was ruled by the [[Puritan]] [[theocracy]]. [[Quaker]]s, for example, were welcome in Rhode Island but not permitted in [[Boston]] (for example, a Quaker named Mary Dyer was put to death in [[Boston]] for preaching Quakerism).
'''[[Providence]]''', the capital of Rhode Island was founded by [[Roger Williams]]. It was the first government in the world to be founded on the principles of religious liberty, and separation of church and state. This was very different from the situation in Boston, which was ruled by the [[Puritan]] [[theocracy]]. [[Quaker]]s, for example, were welcome in Rhode Island but not permitted in [[Boston]] (for example, a Quaker named Mary Dyer was put to death in [[Boston]] for preaching Quakerism).
== Interesting facts about Rhode Island ==
* Rhode Island is the only state that still celebrates Victory Day (victory over Japan)<ref>http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode</ref>.
* Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen colonies to declare its independence from [[Great Britain]]
* Rhode Island was the first state to outlaw slavery.
* The first [[Baptist]] Church in [[America]] was founded in 1671 [[Providence]], Rhode Island.
==Notable Rhode Islanders==
==Notable Rhode Islanders==