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Geography

Rhode Island is 1,045 in square miles.  50 is where it's ranked by size.

Some wildlife animals in Rhode Island are: rabbits, beavers, skunks,foxes, raccoons, mink, white tailed deer, geese and owls. Some vegetation in Rhode Island is: corn, pumpkin, apples, peppers, eggplant, blueberries, raspberries, tomatoes, carrots and strawberries.

    Since Rhode Island is a small state its population is 1,048,319.

Climate

In Rhode Island Jan. and Feb are the coldest month. The temp. is -2c [21F]. July and Aug. are the warmest month. The temp. is 22c [71F]. In Rhode Island about 31 inches of snow falls a year. A natural hazard that happens are coastlines are occasionally hit by hurricanes.

History

In 1700's immigrants came to Providence, Bristol and Newport for business. In 1840  immigrants came to from China, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Asia and Russia to work in cotton and woolen mills. Some  factors that drew settlers was that there is costume jewelry and silverware factories. Also because they had salty water and fresh water and different types of fish live in different water so that is why  some people came to Rhode Island. Some of the fish they had was pike, bass, perch, trout, butterfish, bluefish and swordfish. This influenced the development of transportation and trade because the state has water ports, commercial shipping centers and 63,00 miles of roadway. 

 The date that my state entered the US is on May 29th 1790 and Rhode Island became the 13th state to enter the US. 

Economy/Tourism

Three popular cities and their attractions are: Newport is popular for summer vacation also famous for boating. Also Providence is popular for Brown University named after the Brown Family. Also Providence is known for the Roger Williams Park and Betsy William donated her farm which was 420 acres and has a green house, zoo and Japanese garden. Charlestown is popular for Burilingame State Park where swimmers can swim in the Watchaug Pond. 

The current Governor of Rhode Island is Don Carcieri. He is a Republican and will be governor until January 2007.

Food

Three traditional dishes are Lobster Roll with mayo, celery stuffed buns; Catfish  with cucumber and sugar spices; and third is Red Clam Chowder Soup.

RHODE ISLAND Red Clam Chowder

1/4 cup bacon, finely cut up
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
2 (8-ounce) cans minced or whole clams
2 cups potatoes, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup water
1/3 cup celery, chopped
1 (16-ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Oyster crackers, if desired

Cook and stir bacon and onion in large kettle until bacon is crisp and onion
is tender. Drain clams, reserving liquid. Add clam liquid, potatoes, water
and celery to bacon and onion. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 10
minutes.  Add clams, tomatoes, parsley, salt, thyme and pepper. Heat to
boiling, stirring occasionally.
Serve with oyster crackers, if desired.
Serves 8.
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Cultural Arts

Some museums in my state are: Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. Museum of Yachting in Newport. Brown University's Haffenreffer museum of Anthropology in Bristol.  Roger William Park Museum of Natural History. 

Holidays

To learn about United States holidays, please visit our Federal Holidays WebQuest!

Religion

Just about every religion in the world is represented in the United States.

Fun and Recreation

Four leisure time activities people like to do in Rhode Island are: golf, tennis, horse back riding and water related activities [ boating, swimming and wind surfing].    

Family Values

The types of school in Rhode Island are private and public schools. Private Schools were ran by religious groups up to 1640. Then in 1640 the first public was open by a person named  Robert Lenthal. Three collaees are: Brown University in Providence for Ivy league School, Wales University in Providence for hotel and restaurant management and Newport's Naval War Collage for navy training.