Question

In this US state, white residents destroyed Black-owned saloons in the Hard Scrabble and Snow Town riots. This state was primarily where John and James DeWolf operated their slave trade operations. This state’s 1st Regiment was nicknamed the “Black Regiment” for being the first to enlist enslaved people. (10[1])In this state, a short-lived governor succeeded by Samuel Ward King revoked his support for voting rights for Black residents, which was central to (-5[1])Dorr’s Rebellion. (10[1])This state’s Slater Mill, (10[1])named for Samuel Slater, relied on slave labor (-5[1])to fund the Pawtucket economy. This state’s major triangular trade ports included a city home to the Free African Union Society, Newport. (10[2])For 10 points, name this state home to the slave-trading Brown family, who name a university in Providence. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Rhode Island [or RI]
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