Rhode Island renounced its allegiance to the British Crown in 1779.
On May 4 , 1776 , the Colony of Rhode Island became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown , and was the fourth among the newly sovereign states to ratify the Articles of Confederation on February 9 , 1778 .
Rhode Island
renounced
its allegiance to the British Crown in 1779
On May 4 , 1776