An Introduction to the Economy of Rhode Island
Author : Rhode Island Development Council
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,35 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Author : Rhode Island Development Council
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,35 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Author : Rhode Island Economic Policy Council
Publisher :
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Author : Rhode Island. Tourism Division
Publisher :
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Author : Kenneth Walsh
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2014-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1496935446
Thanks to the efforts of Roger Williams and the Rev. John Clarke Rhode Island was the first secular state of its time. There was religious freedom and no effective control by Britain over the colony. In this environment a free running economy developed based on international trading. During the time before the Revolution Newport was one of the biggest ports on the eastern seaboard. The British shut the port down for three years during the Revolution but the town recovered thanks to the French who arrived in 1780 with money. The economy recovered but Newport was again depressed during the War of 1812. There was an industrial revolution in Rhode Island in the 19th century that started with Slater Mill which put the Providence based merchants in a position to compete effectively with the Newport merchants. Newport shifted to a tourist and manufacturing economy.
Author : Kathleen W. Deady
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 2005-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736826822
Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the Rhode Island Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.
Author : Rhode Island. Department of Economic Development
Publisher :
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1993*
Category : Job creation
ISBN :
Author : Rhode Island. Department of Economic Development
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,31 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,95 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836851595
Presents the history, geography, people, government, economy, social life and customs, and state events and attractions of Rhode Island.
Author : Rhode Island. Department of Economic Development
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 1984*
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :
Author : Rhode Island. Economic Research Division
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN :