Who would be the most important person in the history f Rhode Island!? What did he/she do and any links to some info would be very very helpful! Thanks so much!Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Roger Williams http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Roger_Willi!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Hi, Hands down, that person would be Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, "The Fighting Quaker"!. Considered by everyone, to be Washington's replacement if he was to go down in battle!. Because of Greene's leadership in command of the Southern Army, British General Lord Cornwallis was not able to take control of North Carolina, forcing him to try to capture Virginia instead!. The end result was Cornwallis being cornered in Yorktown!. After Cornwallis left N!.C, Greene was able to push the British back out of South Carolina and Georgia!. So, Greene won back the southern colonies, or as we say, "He won the war in the south"!. Nathanael Greene is highly revered here in the south!. N!.C!., S!.C!., & GA!., each gave him a plantation!. There are many towns and cities named after him, the first being Greensboro, N!.C!. He is buried in Savannah, Ga!., but he is revered the most in Greensboro, the site of his greatest battle with Cornwallis!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Roger Williams-ran away from Puritan society to form a more tolerant society in Providence, which later became the capital of Rhode Island!. Www@QuestionHome@Com roger williams!. he founded rhode islandWww@QuestionHome@Com Seth McFarlaneWww@QuestionHome@Com |