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''{{RI-sidebar}}''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ''{{RI-sidebar}}<br>''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
Pre-statehood settlers of [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]] generally were English Protestants, but liberal policies attracted French Huguenots, Blacks, Jews, and other minorities. Heavy Irish immigration began about 1830 and continued through the rest of the nineteenth century. A great influx of French Canadians began after the Civil War and continued to the turn of the century. Rhode Islanders leaving the state often went to areas such as Vermont and Nova Scotia. | Pre-statehood settlers of [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]] generally were English Protestants, but liberal policies attracted French Huguenots, Blacks, Jews, and other minorities. Heavy Irish immigration began about 1830 and continued through the rest of the nineteenth century. A great influx of French Canadians began after the Civil War and continued to the turn of the century. Rhode Islanders leaving the state often went to areas such as Vermont and Nova Scotia. | ||