After the restoration of 1660 of the royal domain in England, it was necessary to obtain a Royal Letter from King Charles II. The King was a Catholic supporter in a strongly Protestant England, and he approved the promise of religious freedom of the colony granted the request with the Royal Charter of 1663, joining the four settlements in the Rhode Island colony and the Providence plantations. In the following years, many persecuted groups settled in the colony, especially Quakers and Jews.The Rhode Island colony was very progressive for the time, passing laws that abolished witchcraft trials, debt imprisonment, most of the capital punishment
Explanation: The astrolabe was an Arab invention that helped sailors find latitude. Calculating longitude required accurate clocks, which were not available when Columbus was exploring.
