Historedia
Group or institution

Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1652

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rhode Island Passes Law Regarding Slavery

    1652

    Role: Legislative body

    1. May 18, 1652 · Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsPassage of Anti-Slavery Law

      Rhode Island enacted the first law in America prohibiting slavery on May 18, 1652.

Sources

  1. Rhode Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24