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Topic	Question for Americans: Why are these four states "Commonwealths"?
streamofthesky 02/01/24 2:02:06 AM #15:	Naysaspace posted... lol learned something new tonite "providence plantation". I wonder what era THAT dates back to....? The early/mid 1600's, before slave plantations as we know them today even existed. It was just another word for colony or plot of land, probably chosen for alliteration. There were never slave plantations in Rhode Island, and in fact the portion of the state that was "Providence Plantations" (basically the mainland) outlawed slavery and was one of the first English colonies to do so. The "Rhode Island" (which is the island Newport is on) portion of the now-combined state did engage in the slave trade to buy molasses and sell rum. So when dumb fuck activists lobbied to remove the "Providence Plantations" from the state name and leave it just Rhode Island, they were actively fighting to remove the part of the state name dedicated to a staunch abolitionist and leave only the portion that came from areas that profited from slavery. Because the word made them feel bad. History is important. <cite>streamofthesky posted [p:978590750] in Question f... [t:80684758]...</cite> <quote>Naysaspace posted... </cite><quote>lollearned something new tonite"providence plantation". I wonder what era THAT dates back to....?</quote>The early/mid 1600's, before slave plantations as we know them today even existed. It was just another word for colony or plot of land, probably chosen for alliteration.There were never slave plantations in Rhode Island, and in fact the portion of the state that was "Providence Plantations" (basically the mainland) outlawed slavery and was one of the first English colonies to do so. The "Rhode Island" (which is the island Newport is on) portion of the now-combined state did engage in the slave trade to buy molasses and sell rum.So when dumb fuck activists lobbied to remove the "Providence Plantations" from the state name and leave it just Rhode Island, they were actively fighting to remove the part of the state name dedicated to a staunch abolitionist and leave only the portion that came from areas that profited from slavery. Because the word made them feel bad.History is important.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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