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Rhode Island is called the "Ocean State" because it is surrounded by water and there is a very high sea level around it.
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∙ 12y ago"Rhode Island" was either named for the Isle of Rhodes (in the Mediterranean Sea) or for its red clay (the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block may have named it "Roodt Eylandt" meaning Red Island in Dutch).
Rhode Island was the original name (ile de rods, Rhod-Island) and still the official name of Aquidneck Island, the largest of the three large islands in Narragansett Bay. The island and the mainland Providence Plantations combined to form the US state. Roger Williams and others negotiated the purchase of the island from the natives in 1638, and settlements were established at Pocasset (Portsmouth), and at Newport in 1639.
The official name of the state of Rhode Island is actually "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." While the whole state is not an island, the official Rhode Island is the island commonly referred to today as Aquidneck Island. So Rhode Island refers to Aquidneck Island, while Providence Plantations refers to the mainland portion of the state.
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∙ 11y agoThe state known as Rhode Island official name is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. It was named Rhode Island after the Native American's who had lived there. The name Providence Plantation comes in from when parts of the state of Massachusetts.
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∙ 14y agoit was first named "rhodes" after the island next to turkey and when the settlers there officially named it they called it rhode island. the states real name now is "rhode island and province plantations".
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∙ 12y agoRhode Island was the previous name of a former colony which was an island itself (today it is known as Aquidneck Island). In what is now mainland Rhode Island was called Providence. The two colonies combined and kept the name Rhode Island, naming the capital Providence.
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∙ 13y agoRhode Island is called the "Ocean State" because it is surrounded by water and there is a very high sea level around it.
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Is there a town called Rhode Island in Rhode Island?
no
What is Rhode Island also called?
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Why is the state of Rhode Island called an island when it isn't while the island of Rhodes isn't called Rhode Island?
The Mediterannean island's full name is "Isle of Rhodes." "Rhode Island" is the historical and official name for Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay.
Any sites with Rhode Island colleges?
There are a number of well-known colleges in Rhode Island, even though it is such a small state. Here is a list of colleges and universities in Rhode Island http://collegestats.org/colleges/Rhode-island
Why did the red chicken become the state bird of Rhode Island?
It was called Rhode island red.
What is the name of the episode about stewie and brian going to Rhode Island?
It is called "Road to Rhode Island"
What is someone from Rhode Island called?
A Rhode Islander ...
What are people called in Rhode Island?
Rhode Islanders.
What is the mascot of the university of Rhode Island?
The mascot for the University of Rhode Island is a ram. They are called the "Rhody Rams"
What is the state with the smallest land area?
The state with the smallest land area is Rhode Island
What was Rhode Island's regiment of slaves and free blacks called?
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment sometimes called Varnum's Continentals.
Is NOT a state Rhode Island Louisiana Sacramento Montana?
Rhode Island
