During the Revolutionary War, this state was the site of a failed attempt by John Sullivan to recapture Aquidneck Island.
During the Revolutionary War, this state was the site of a failed attempt by John Sullivan to recapture Aquidneck Island. This state was the site of the Great Swamp Fight, and later saw the death of the Wampanoag leader Metacomet in King Philip's War. It also saw an incident where the Sons of Liberty raided and burned the grounded HMS GaspÃ©e. Samuel Ward King opposed electoral reform in this state, leading to the Dorr Rebellion, and it was home to the Narragansetts. For 10 points, name this state founded by an exile from Massachusetts, Roger Williams, who named it after a Greek island.
During the Revolutionary War, this state was the site of a failed attempt by John Sullivan to recapture Aquidneck Island.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 