Smithfield History
The founder of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations who negotiated with Canonicus to purchase the land which would become Smithfield.
Who is Roger Williams?
The first civilization was formed in “the land between two rivers”, the Tigris and Euphrates.
What is Mesopotamia?
He was known as the “Lionheart.”
Who was King Richard of England?
This line marks 0 degrees latitude.
What is the equator?
This Revolutionary War general became the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
The type of business that was knocked down and cleared away when Route 295 was built to link Smithfield to Providence and beyond?
What is a drive-in theater?
This ancient civilization used hieroglyphics
What is Ancient Egypt?
This is the man who started the Protestant Reformation.
Who was Martin Luther?
This line marks 0 degrees longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Smithfield originally included these three towns before it was divided up in 1871.
What are North Smithfield, Lincoln and Woonsocket?
This network of trade and travel helped goods to be exchanged between many societies from as far as Rome to China
What is The Silk Road?
This is known as the “rebirth” in learning.
What is the Renaissance?
This mountain range was the western boundary of the original 13 colonies.
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
These are the three branches of the United States government.
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial?
Turnpikes were toll roads in the early days of Smithfield. Travelers paid a toll to a caretaker who maintained the road. These 3 “pikes” ran through Smithfield.
What are Douglas Pike, Farnum Pike and Putnam Pike?
From the Greek civilization, the term used for the unit formation of soldiers and the way they defended themselves.
What is a phalanx?
His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This is the tallest point in North America.
What is Denali, Alaska?
This RI 1772 event “sparked” tension that led to the American Revolution.
What is the Burning of the Gaspee?
This pond in Smithfield was originally a low lying apple orchard which was filled in with water as a reservoir to hold water for drought times.
What is Stump Pond?
He was a Macedonian king who eventually conquered and controlled land from Greece all the way east to the edge of India?
Who was Alexander the Great?
He was the one America was actually named after.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This is the farthest point on Earth from any accessible land mass.
What is Point Nemo?
This is the first failed attempt at a Constitution/self-government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?