It was 231 years ago today (May 4th) that the Rhode Island General Assembly renounced allegiance to the British crown and declared Rhode Island sovereign and independent.
Rhode Island was the first of the 13 colonies to declare its independence – two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Small, yes. But feisty.
Besides...what were they gonna do? It probably wasn't even worth sending a ship over to slap 'em down.
http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode
Rhode Island was the first of the 13 colonies to declare its independence – two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Small, yes. But feisty.
Besides...what were they gonna do? It probably wasn't even worth sending a ship over to slap 'em down.
http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode
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