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* Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen colonies to declare its independence from [[Great Britain]]
* Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen colonies to declare its independence from [[Great Britain]]
* Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the [[Constitution]]
* Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the [[Constitution]], and only ratified it after [[George Washington]] was president
* Rhode Island was the first state to outlaw slavery.
* Rhode Island merchants controlled between 60% and 90% of the African slave trade to America after the [[American Revolution]]<ref>http://www.slavenorth.com/rhodeisland.htm</ref>
* The first [[Baptist]] Church in [[America]] was founded in 1671 [[Providence]], Rhode Island.
* The first [[Baptist]] Church in [[America]] was founded in 1671 [[Providence]], Rhode Island.